Re: [tor-relays] tor 0.2.8.x did not make it into OpenBSD 6.0?

2016-09-01 Thread Michael McConville
nusenu wrote: > did I understand it correctly that tor 0.2.8.x did not make it into > OpenBSD 6.0 because tor 0.2.8.x has been released to recently? Correct, it's at 0.2.7.6p1. There are ways of checking this, such as simply looking at a mirror's package list:

Re: [tor-relays] Tiny computers (RPi-like) for exit nodes?

2016-08-18 Thread Michael McConville
Yawning Angel wrote: > Michael McConville <mm...@mykolab.com> wrote: > > I forgot to mention all the crypto required, too. These boards don't > > have crypto accelerators, so that's a big cost. > > What? I forgot to mention all the crypto required, too. The

Re: [tor-relays] Tiny computers (RPi-like) for exit nodes?

2016-08-18 Thread Michael McConville
Michael McConville wrote: > Roman Mamedov wrote: > > On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:40:00 -0600 > > Michael McConville <mm...@mykolab.com> wrote: > > > > > Zack Weinberg wrote: > > > > Has anyone had any experience running *exit* nodes on Raspberry >

Re: [tor-relays] Tiny computers (RPi-like) for exit nodes?

2016-08-18 Thread Michael McConville
Roman Mamedov wrote: > On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:40:00 -0600 > Michael McConville <mm...@mykolab.com> wrote: > > > Zack Weinberg wrote: > > > Has anyone had any experience running *exit* nodes on Raspberry > > > Pi-grade hardware, or slightly beefier? We

Re: [tor-relays] Tiny computers (RPi-like) for exit nodes?

2016-08-18 Thread Michael McConville
Zack Weinberg wrote: > Has anyone had any experience running *exit* nodes on Raspberry > Pi-grade hardware, or slightly beefier? We are thinking of replacing > the old, bulky, power-hungry machine currently running exit > 78C7C299DB4C4BD119A22B87B57D5AF5F3741A79 with something on that level. > It

Re: [tor-relays] Any security tips on running a TOR relay?

2016-08-04 Thread Michael McConville
Andrew wrote: > I've got a spare server for two (freebsd) and I'd like to start > running TOR relays on them. > > Is there any security concerns I need to deal with, or is the ports > compile + updates good enough to keep my systems decently secure. > > I actively monitor the machines, but as

Re: [tor-relays] please send me your hosters

2016-03-19 Thread Michael McConville
harvie josh wrote: > > Can you add your findings to > > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/GoodBadISPs ? > > I do not know what their policies on tor relays are, that is why I can > not really add anything new to that site. It'a always a good idea to ask.

Re: [tor-relays] fast exits running 'unbound' should switch to 'named'

2016-03-19 Thread Michael McConville
Dhalgren Tor wrote: > Bug #18580: exit relay fails with 'unbound' DNS resolver when lots of > requests time-out > > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18580 I wouldn't go that far. I've been running with Unbound for ~1.5 years now (AFAIK) without issue. I've also been told that the

Re: [tor-relays] Hibernation Expectations

2016-03-08 Thread Michael McConville
Tim Wilson-Brown - teor wrote: > If you're very close to your bandwidth cutoff, why not decrease it > slightly, and run all the time? I've always settled on this solution when in that situation. Hibernation can sometimes work in unexpected ways, get interfered with by unexpected outages, etc.

Re: [tor-relays] Exit relay funding

2016-03-08 Thread Michael McConville
elrippo wrote: > I will also chip in with some funding. > > DO you accept Bitcoin or Monero, i do not like to you use PayPal for > funding an TOR relay ;D > > If so, please post the addresses, so we can fund a fast running relay. Definitely: 1KjWtgsrSRJ6mBMjAuKhqSGvEPVJ8rRoqV > Also tell

Re: [tor-relays] Exit relay funding

2016-03-08 Thread Michael McConville
re...@mobtm.com wrote: > > Sadly, I have to shut it down at least temporarily if no one can help me > > pay for it. Is anyone interested? You can search the mailing lists to > > see that I've been contributing for a few years, and I can give more > > verification if you'd like. > > if you're

Re: [tor-relays] Unbelieveable

2015-12-04 Thread Michael McConville
David Schulz wrote: > Am 04.12.2015 20:12, schrieb Michael McConville: > >I suspect you're also getting few replies because relatively few > >experienced relay operators use arm. That's only a guess, but I found > >arm a needless, breakable complication after the rush of runn

Re: [tor-relays] Unbelieveable

2015-12-04 Thread Michael McConville
Michael McConville wrote: > David Schulz wrote: > > Am 04.12.2015 20:12, schrieb Michael McConville: > > >I suspect you're also getting few replies because relatively few > > >experienced relay operators use arm. That's only a guess, but I > > >found arm a ne

Re: [tor-relays] Unbelieveable

2015-12-04 Thread Michael McConville
I suspect you're also getting few replies because relatively few experienced relay operators use arm. That's only a guess, but I found arm a needless, breakable complication after the rush of running my first relay wore off. It is fun to use and useful to beginners, though. :-) No disrespect to

Re: [tor-relays] Unbelieveable

2015-12-03 Thread Michael McConville
Kurt Besig wrote: > Well. even a doctor would make a few suggestions based on some sort of > experience based reasoning. Perhaps some connection problems > associated with running tor-arm on a VPS vs. a home server...things of > that nature. Also I was just wondering as I don't see many of the >

Re: [tor-relays] VPS Connection Refused

2015-12-02 Thread Michael McConville
Kurt Besig wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 12/2/2015 3:06 PM, Michael McConville wrote: > > Kurt Besig wrote: > >> I just set up a VPS on PulseServers as I noticed quite a few > >> running relays had mostly good things t

Re: [tor-relays] VPS Connection Refused

2015-12-02 Thread Michael McConville
Kurt Besig wrote: > I just set up a VPS on PulseServers as I noticed quite a few running > relays had mostly good things to say about the service. So Far the > people operating the servers seem very cooperative and responsive. > Anyway I've been running a middle relay for 1.5 years and know the >