Scott Bennett wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:53:11 +0200 "Bernd Schmelter"
[...] > BTW, something you wrote earlier worries me a bit. You wrote > that you only want your node to operate as a middle node. You can > prevent it from providing exit service, as you have done with your > ExitPolicy statement, but I am not aware of any way to prevent it > from being an entry node. You should be aware that clients *will* > connect to its ORPort and that it will respond accordingly. Because I've learned more about tor in last days and say: let the clients come. ;-) > it is not an exit node, it should receive a Guard flag from the > authorities after it has been up for a few days. Once it has a > Guard flag, it will receive much higher numbers of connections from > clients. All such connections will be encrypted, however, and > should not be a cause for concern. To an outside observer, such > connections really are not readily distinguishable from router-to- > router connections. Ok, thank you for information. I will run the server, as it is now. with regards Benn
