Hey, all!
I'm AJ; I've been lurking on this list for many years but have never
had cause to post. I've run a Tor relay (`strugees`) on AWS for a
number of years now, but haven't been able to dedicate all that much
bandwidth to it due to cost concerns.
AWS is an expensive way to run a relay, because they charge per GB. Capped providers can cost less, and you can use AccountingMax to limit your usage.
Here's a list of providers that allow tor:
However I've just started college at the University of Rochester,which obviously presents a great opportunity to set up a relay on areally great network. I'm planning to reach out to the library withthe following email and would love some feedback:Heya!
I'm a new first-year student and I'm active in the technology
activism community. One of the things I'm very interested in is the
Tor Project (https://torproject.org), whose mission is to make it
possible to freely and anonymously use the internet, without fear of
surveillance or censorship. Tor is used by a wide variety of people
- activists, journalists, corporations, law enforcement, and
individuals - to gain free access to information and speak their
mind. Tor is able to provide this free _expression_ by utilizing a
worldwide network of relays run by volunteers. A relay can make a
big difference on the Tor network if it's run on a connection which
is fast and has lots of bandwidth - like the University's
connection.
I think it would be really cool if UR would donate part of its
internet resources to the Tor network. I considered directly
contacting IT, but I thought it actually made sense to talk to the
library first since the core values are actually really similar -
libraries and the Tor project both know the value and power of
unrestricted access to information and are dedicated to making
information available to anyone who wants it.
If this is something that sounds interesting, I would love to chat
about this in person. I would also be willing to invest the time
needed to administrate the relay - I have several years of
experience doing this already, but haven't had access to the
resources the University has.
Thanks very much!
AJ Jordan
Does anyone who's done something like this before have any tips orsuggestions? Am I going about this in the best way?
I've CC'd Alison, who heads up the Library Freedom Project. She has a lot of experience working with libraries and tor relays.
Tim |