On 10/11/2016 1:53 AM, Moritz Bartl wrote: > On 10/11/2016 12:51 AM, Kenneth Freeman wrote: >>>>> I set up my own ISP (AS28715) so I could run Tor exits etc without any >>>>> trouble. >>>> Could you share a bit more about what is involved in doing that? >>> I'd also be very interested in learning more about setting up an ISP >>> for Tor. Is it a non-profit? How many man hours did it take (roughly) >>> to get the structure in place? How much money (roughly) did it take? >>> How much legal consultation did it require to setup? >> I'm intrigued by this myself. > > There are different phases or activities one might consider being part > of "creating an ISP". > > Legally, you "create an ISP" by operating a Tor exit relay. > > As always, for exit relays, I strongly urge people to get listed in the > WHOIS of the respective IP range, especially as abuse contact. As soon > as you're listed there, a lot more people will regard you as "the ISP". > > In theory it does not matter what type of legal entity is listed there; > I know of hosting providers run by single individuals without another > legal entity "around them", and it works just fine. Still, in many > cases, if they see the name of an individual, they will more likely > assume that you might be the culprit, than if it just lists an > incorporated entity. > > Then, the next step is to get your own Autonomous System Number. Quite a > number of complaints don't go to the abuse contact listed in the IP > range, but directly to the "upstream" Autonomous System operator. You > "catch" these types of complaints by registering your own, and your own > IP space. Then, the hunt for "exit friendly hosters" turns into a hunt > for ISPs that will announce your IP space and your ASN. > > In most jurisdictions, you do not register "common carrier-type" > activities with the government; you have to register Internet _access_ > providers in certain jurisdictions (eg. Germany), but you do not _want_ > to be an _access_ provider with your exit relays. > > To get an Autonomous System Number and IP space, the place to go to > depends on _your_ jurisdiction: ARIN (US/CAN), RIPE (EU), APNIC (Asia), > LANIC (Latin America), AFRINIC (Africa); IP ranges and ASNs can then be > announced by any hosting provider. > > For examples, see > https://apps.db.ripe.net/search/query.html?searchtext=ZWIEBELFREUNDE > Thanks for those insights, very useful and interesting.
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