Re: [tor-relays] Very Safe Exit Policy

2015-02-18 Thread Chris Patti
Thanks for that Roger, it's a valid point. How do they simultaneously protect the rights of their actual users while warning against all the bad actors that feel the need to defecate all over such an important service (Tor, that is :). Part of me thinks that some kind of system like the way car

Re: [tor-relays] Very Safe Exit Policy

2015-02-17 Thread Steve Snyder
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:02am, Chris Patti cpa...@gmail.com said: [snip] I tried running an exit for a bit and it lasted a few weeks before some brainless wonder hijacked someone's Gmail with my exit, so I had to pull it down and go relay only. Me too. I dearly wish there a way to

Re: [tor-relays] Very Safe Exit Policy

2015-02-17 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:02:45AM -0500, Chris Patti wrote: I tried running an exit for a bit and it lasted a few weeks before some brainless wonder hijacked someone's Gmail with my exit, so I had to pull it down and go relay only. Even worse (or maybe better), this sort of thing happens when

Re: [tor-relays] Very Safe Exit Policy

2015-02-11 Thread Speak Freely
Hey Stephen, I'm a relatively new operator, and I run over a half dozen Reduced Exit relays and a few middle relays. Abuse complaints shouldn't be common coming from IRC - the main culprits for complaints are DMCA and related for alleged IP (Intellectual Property) theft. That would be your

[tor-relays] Very Safe Exit Policy

2015-02-10 Thread Stephen R Guglielmo
Hi list, I was looking for suggestions/discussion on very conservative policies for an exit relay. I run a relay now that is reject *:* and I wanted to open up a few exit ports. I don't want to open up major ports due to potential abuse issues. My server host states that, although they do allow