Re: When placing nodes in a family is appropriate

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     On Sun, 30 May 2010 16:24:41 -0400 Justin Aplin <jmaplin@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>So as I understand it, nodes listed under the MyFamily option in torrc  
>will not be used to build a circuit when connecting to the Tor  
>network. I can understand why this would be useful when running  

     Your understanding is thoroughly mistaken.

>several relays on the same network, as this helps ensure dispersal,  
>but what about when a person is running two nodes on completely  
>separate networks?
>
>For example, Japnonymous and Japnonymous2 are currently in this  
>situation, separated by half a state and not sharing any resources. Is  
>there any advantage (or disadvantage) to keeping them in a family  
>together? Just curious.
>
     Please read the entry for "MyFamily" in the man page.  Documentation
shipped with tor is actually quite good and is provided for a reason.


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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