Problem still exists though, that Tor needs more exit nodes. If nobody is willing to run an exit server the performance of the network suffers dramatically. I personally find the performance of the network to be almost unusable, so I choose other pay-for anonymity services. This is not a bash of Tor or its design, but as we all know there are simply not enough servers running to handle the amount of clients. Perhaps someone could draft a generic response letter to be sent to law enforcement if a server operator is contact and post it online or even include it in the package.
> It might be easier for you to have the tor traffic routed through a > gateway machine and have it limit bandwidth. > > On 1/11/07, gabrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> xiando wrote: >> >> I think this is a valid point. I ran an exit-node for a short while >> at >> home >> >> without thinking too much about it. The huge amount of traffic I was >> >> attracting (even within minutes of booting up) made me shut it off >> for >> the >> >> sake of personal convenience, but I don't think I will ever go back - >> >> >> > >> > Use bandwidth limiting? >> > >> > BandwidthRate 45 KB >> > BandwidthBurst 95 KB >> > >> > This is low, but that's all I can spare on my home ADSL, and at least >> it >> > contributes something. Limit your home node and it don't attract more >> than >> > you can spare. Also, you can lower it temporarily (the minimum is 20 >> KB) >> and >> > just -HUP tor if you need to upload a big file somewhere or something >> like >> > that. >> > >> > >> >> explaining to the authorities why child porn/terrorist manuals/online >> fraud >> >> appear to have originated from my home IP is not an edifying >> prospect, to >> >> say the least. >> >> >> > >> > This is something you need to consider if you're going to run a exit >> node, >> you >> > may have to face legal problems running a Tor exit server. If you are >> not >> > willing to do it then don't. My view is that if it ever comes to that >> then >> > I'll just face the legal problems, for in my view it won't be a matter >> of >> > >> > me vs. the state >> > >> > it'll be a matter of >> > >> > freedom (of speech) vs the state >> > >> > and if freedom vs the state has to be tried with my being involved >> then >> I'll >> > do it. >> > >> > >> >> These days I generally run a middle-man node but even that has >> started to >> >> feel inappropriate for home use. I would be amazed if regular >> appearances >> >> on directory servers does not blink wildly on some form of >> institutional >> >> radar, low-hanging fruit and all that. >> >> >> > >> > Middle-man don't exit any traffic. If someone puts you on a list >> simply >> for >> > _relaying_ encrypted traffic from A to B then that's just insane, but >> if >> > someone wants to do it, then go ahead. I really don't see how running >> a >> > middle-man node could get you into any kind of trouble (but what do I >> know). >> > >> > Has anyone ever got into trouble for running a middle-man node? >> > >> > >> >> * From a common-sense, peace-of-mind point of view, is running an >> exit-node >> >> strictly for co-located servers? Does anyone here run one at home? If >> so, >> >> have you had second thoughts? >> >> >> > >> > I run exit nodes co-located and also on my home ADSL. I don't have any >> second >> > thoughts, but as said, I am aware that I may get into legal trouble >> and >> I'm >> > 100% willing to face that if it comes to it - because, as said, I view >> that >> > as something that would be Freedom vs Tyranny, allowing Tor-servers >> vs. >> > forbidding them, not something that really has anything to do with me >> (apart >> > from my name being on the legal action because I run a tor-server, but >> the >> > case itself won't be me vs. the state, it'll be Tor vs. the state). >> > >> > >> >> * Are tor-at-home users who run middleman servers out of the goodness >> of >> >> their heart possibly exposing themselves to unwanted attention? Do we >> have >> >> any evidence of such attention, anecdotal or otherwise? >> >> >> > >> > Very good question. You'll be on the list of tor-servers, but I see no >> > other "attention" you could get. >> > >> > >> >> I had run an exit node as middle-man for about 5 mounthes and i never >> got into any kind of legal troubble apart that normal operations like >> browsing were impossible even bandwidth limiting >> BandwidthRate 20KB and BandwidthBurst 20KBthe minimum possible.I hope >> with new versions of tor , bandwidth limiting improved because when i >> used it, it didn't seem much to work .My isp says i have a 2MB >> connection in download but it never goes up 500KB-700KB most of the >> time.I was really disappointed to stop my middle-man but i had to .Let >> me know how you find bandwidth limiting once you start because you >> better start and try yourself , hasta siempre !!! >> >> >> >> >
