On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Jan Weiher <j...@buksy.de> wrote: > Hi, > > while scrolling through the tor status page (torstatus.blutmagie.de), I > stumpled upon the following node (the reason why it came to my eye was > the long uptime): > > gatereloaded 550C C972 4FA7 7C7F 9260 B939 89D2 2A70 654D 3B92 > > This node looks suspicious to me, because there is no contact info given > and the exit policy allows only unencrypted traffic: > > reject 0.0.0.0/8:* > reject 169.254.0.0/16:* > reject 127.0.0.0/8:* > reject 192.168.0.0/16:* > reject 10.0.0.0/8:* > reject 172.16.0.0/12:* > reject 194.154.227.109:* > accept *:21 > accept *:80 > accept *:110 > accept *:143 > reject *:* > > Am I missing something? I'm wondering why the status page lists this > node as non-exit, because it clearly allows outgoing traffic on ports > 21,80,110 and 143? > I'm aware of the fact that it is not recommended to use tor without > additional encryption, but some users do. And I dont see any reason for > only allowing unencrypted traffic than snooping? > Can anyone clearify this? If the admin of this node is on the list, > would he please explain this situation? > > best regards, > Jan
It may possible be a middle node instead of an exit node. As for lack of contact info, can't answer that. I know there have been several other nodes in past without a contact info. Jon *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
