Fellow Tor Operators:
After about 9 months of running Tor as a Middle Relay from my home
network, I'm beginning to experience signs of my public semi-static
IPv4 address being blacklisted with 403 Forbidden errors from Reuters
and Venmo. I've confirmed by successfully accessing both sites with my
mobile internet connection.
I'm not surprised that Venmo is blacklisting, but extremely surprised
I'm being blocked by Reuters. You would think such a organization
would be a proponent of free speech. I wouldn't be surprised if
Reuters used Tor in some capacity. It doesn't make sense.
When Googling my public semi-static IPv4 address, it appears in
several Tor blacklists. That being said, I'm at the point that, at a
minimum, I will have to ask my ISP to freshen my public semi-static
IPv4 address.
Previously, when speaking with my ISP, they mentioned offering a
static IPv6 address at no cost. I'm wondering if that offer was with
the expectation that I would have to give up my existing IPv4
semi-static address? If they provided both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, at
no cost, I'd like to run a Tor Bridge using the semi-static IPv4
address and configure my existing Middle Tor Relay to use the new
static IPv6 address. That way, I'll be able to browse unimpeded
through the semi-static IPv4 address and not have to be concerned with
the static IPv6 address being blacklisted.
Are other Tor Operators experiencing similar issues? Will I continue
to experience blacklisting issues, even after migrating to a Tor
Bridge? What are best practices in moving an existing Tor Relay to a
new address, while avoiding the loss of flags?
As always, I appreciate the feedback.
Respectfully,
Gary
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