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Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?

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Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
From: Ralph Seichter <tor-relays-ml@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:03:37 +0200
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On 16.10.16 14:52, Tom van der Woerdt wrote:

> If it affects the anonymity of users, it's Tor's job, no?

Tor cannot know what the "correct" resolver configuration is, because
this depends on requirements/limitations of local infrastructure. Using
public resolvers like 8.8.8.8 might be plain laziness, or because that's
the only resolver a firewall will allow connections to.

That's just one of the reasons DNS resolving is delegated to a dedicated
service in the first place.

-Ralph
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References:
- [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
  - From: Toralf Förster
- Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
  - From: Tom van der Woerdt
- Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
  - From: Ralph Seichter
- Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
  - From: Tom van der Woerdt

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