Re: [tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

2014-01-20 Thread Sanjeev Gupta
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, wrote: > Are pure relays safe to use or > are the hosting providers still clueless? > This may come across as hostile, it is not intended as such. The hosting providers are as clueless as we are. If, despite your research of the law in Germany, you are unsure,

Re: [tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

2014-01-20 Thread I
 Hej,Is your relay at home?  Is your relay in your country?The exits which I have in Germany are the fastest and are no worry at all especially because I am far away.There have been 5,000 relays and exits each day for some time yet there has been not one real legal problem, to my knowledge.Peo

Re: [tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

2014-01-20 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 01/20/2014 05:08 PM, t...@gmx.info wrote: > I have set up a tor relay with no exit functionality yet. Having read > through the documentation and general legal hints, I am still unsure > of the legal situation in Germany. Are there some of you guys who > had contact with hosting providers becaus

Re: [tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

2014-01-20 Thread Lars Kumbier
(Copy to the list) Hi there, runing a non-exit relay is usually deemed safe, a separate abuse-handling is not necessary (because no exit-connections happen, that might infringe laws, but only connections to other tor nodes). You should however check the terms of service of your provider to make

[tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

2014-01-20 Thread tor
Hi list,   I have set up a tor relay with no exit functionality yet. Having read through the documentation and general legal hints, I am still unsure of the legal situation in Germany. Are there some of you guys who had contact with hosting providers because of abuse claims? Is there anything