Re: [tor-talk] Tor relay on home computer

[Daniel Roskams <rocketpenguin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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What about bridges?

On 16/09/14 16:36, s7r wrote:
> 
> On 9/16/2014 7:31 AM, Daniel Roskams wrote:
>> Hi, I want to support Tor and I want to run a relay on my home 
>> computer. Is it fine to do that because the IP address keeps 
>> changing every 1-2 weeks. I know how to edit the config and 
>> everything else.
> 
>> Sorry if I posted on the wrong place.
> 
>> --Daniel Roskams 0x6A0E156E (pgp) keyserver: 
>> `keyserver.ubuntu.com`
> 
> 
> Well running a relay from home might not be such a bright idea, 
> because of multiple reasons: 1. your ISP could (depending on your
> terms of usage) terminate your account if you run any kind of
> servers or open services from a residential line (if you don't have
> a business line) 2. you will be subject to abuse complaints (if you
> host a Tor exit relay). 3. your IP will be blacklisted and you will
> have to solve captchas when accessing some services and be banned
> from accessing online financial services (if you host an exit
> relay). 4. very low chances, the server might be in the interest of
> law enforcement agency at some time and in this case it's always
> better for it to be in a datacenter or workplace. (the same this
> applies if you host an exit relay). 5. you have to keep your
> computer up most of the time since a Tor relay is used and grows in
> the consensus based on its uptime and speed. It should be up most
> of the time and connected to the internet working at good sped,
> it's sometimes hard to accomplish this from home on a residential
> line.
> 
> I have written some few facts about pros and cons of running a
> relay from home, you can read more about it on
> https://www.sky-ip.org/
> 
> Torproject.org also says that running a relay from home, especially
> an exit relay, could be headache. Under no circumstances it is
> forbidden to run a relay from home, just that it could be more
> complicated.
> 

- -- 
- --Daniel Roskams
0x6A0E156E (pgp)
keyserver: `keyserver.ubuntu.com`
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