Re: [tor-relays] MyFamily

[Matt Palmer <mpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 12:55:17PM -0400, denny.obreham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> This has probably been addressed before but why isn't the MyFamily value
> just a single, unique ID?
> 
> If I have the relays with the fingerprints "John", "Jane", and "Alice" and
> I want to add "Bob", wouldn't it be simpler (and more logical) to add the
> unique MyFamily "Smith" to each torrc file than listing all fingerprints?

I believe the reason for the current setup is to prevent randos from adding
themselves to your family of relays, and then causing problems.

- Matt

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