[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 22, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-06-12 Thread gus
2 4. Next events - Tor presence at DEFCON, Las Vegas - Summer break & next Tor Relay Operator online meetup 5. Questions & Answers ## How to join us Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: June 22, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Cod

[tor-relays] [proposal] Guidelines for sustainability and incentivization proposals in the Tor Community

2024-06-12 Thread gus
ility and incentivization proposals in the Tor Community * Author: gus - g...@torproject.org * Created: 2024-06-11 * Status: Open ``` ## Overview This document outlines guidelines for sustainability and incentivization proposals for the Tor community. The guidelines are designed to prevent exploitat

[tor-relays] PSA: Rejecting bridges running 0.4.7 (EOL)

2024-06-10 Thread gus
Hi, The bridge authority Serge has upgraded to tor-0.4.8.12 and it's now rejecting bridges running tor-0.4.7.x (end-of-life). Please upgrade your bridge to tor 0.4.8.x to return to the network. Bridges affected: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/type:bridge%20version:0.4.7%20 Gus

Re: [tor-relays] Onion Services operators please enable tor PoW defense

2024-06-05 Thread gus
I forgot to mention that Onion Services PoW is not yet fully implemented in Arti. cheers, Gus On Wed, Jun 05, 2024 at 09:50:20AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hi, > > As some of you might have noticed, we have a high load situation on the > network for a couple of weeks now affecting in part

[tor-relays] Onion Services operators please enable tor PoW defense

2024-06-05 Thread gus
]. If you're running onion services with onionbalance, though, PoW is currently not supported[5], but we're interested in hearing from you if this is a feature that we should prioritize. Thanks, Gus ps: this advice does not apply to relay operators, only to onion services operators. [1] https

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-13 Thread gus
Hi, Thank you to all who joined us last Saturday! Save the date: Our next meetup will be on June 22 at 19 UTC. After that, we'll take a summer break and resume at the end-of-August or beginning-of-September. Please see our meetup notes below. cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup Notes

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-11 Thread gus
Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator Meetup is today (May 11) @ 19 UTC! Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Duration: 60 to 90 minutes Agenda: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-may24-meetup-keep Talk soon, Gus On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 01:49:09PM -0300, gus

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-06 Thread gus
Hi, Here are the meetup notes from April 2024. Sorry for sharing it only now. The next meetup will happen this Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC. Feel free to add your topics here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-may24-meetup-keep cheers, Gus ## Notes - Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 13rd

[tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-02 Thread gus
/-/issues/92 Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: May 11, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-04-13 Thread gus
Hi! Just a friendly reminder that we're meeting today (Saturday, April 13) at 19 UTC. - Please feel free to add other topics here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-april-meetup-keep # Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: April 13, 2024 - 19.00 UTC

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-04-09 Thread gus
: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-april-meetup-keep ## Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: April 13, 2024 - 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-03-05 Thread gus
Hi! Thanks everyone who joined the relay operator meetup last saturday! We had ~32 contributors discussing a lot of topics. :) Next online meetup: April 13th, 1900 UTC. Thanks!, Gus Notes - Tor Relay Operator Meetup March 2024 1. Announcements: - 0.4.7.X EOL relays removal: email was sent

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-03-02 Thread gus
Hi, Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator online meetup is happening today (March 2nd) at 19 UTC (~2 hours from now). Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Agenda: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-meetup-m2-2024-keep See you soon! Gus On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 07:14

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-02-27 Thread gus
in Russia and Iran cheers, Gus On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:37:38AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hello Tor Relay operators, > > Please save the date! The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will happen on > Saturday, March 2nd at 2024 at 19.00 UTC. > > We're still working on the agenda for this me

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-02-15 Thread gus
://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/86 Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: March 2nd, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-02-06 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks everyone for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup on January. Our next meetup will happen on **March 2nd** at 1900 UTC. I'll send an invitation to the mailing list and collect topics for the agenda. cheers, Gus # Notes - Relay Operator Meetup - January, 27th, 2024

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-01-26 Thread gus
for new policies for relay operators * Upcoming elections in 2024 and online censorship * Status of DDoS * Tor Metrics issues (wrong first seen date) * Tor Q Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn cheers, Gus On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 02:11:11PM -0300, gus wrote: > Dear Tor re

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-01-17 Thread gus
://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/84 Where: Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn When: January 27, 19:00 UTC Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room

[tor-relays] Please upgrade to new Tor release 0.4.7.16 or 0.4.8.8 ASAP!

2023-11-03 Thread gus
that will remove the verbose logging of this issue. Please note that this bug is specific to Tor relays and does not impact Tor clients or Tor powered apps (Tor Browser, Orbot, OnionShare). Thank you, Gus [1] https://forum.torproject.org/t/security-release-0-4-7-16-and-0-4-8-8/10064 -- The Tor Project

Re: [tor-relays] Discuss. Why not split donations to Tor relay owners?

2023-10-26 Thread gus
e some great discussions on *how* to reward relay operators: https://blog.torproject.org/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin/ Hope this can clarify your questions. cheers, Gus On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 05:09:03AM +0200, Tor Relays wrote: > Hi, >

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-23 Thread gus
Hi, Here are the meetup notes from the last saturday. Thanks everyone! Gus # Tor Relay Operator Meetup - October 21, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Participants: 42 ## Agenda - (Update) Tor in Turkmenistan: We still need more obfs4 bridges on residential connections and obfs4 port 8080, 80

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-21 Thread gus
Hi, Reminder: The Tor relay operator meetup is today and it's starting in ~25 minutes (19 UTC). room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Gus On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 03:04:04PM -0300, gus wrote: > Hello, > > The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen this Saturday, Octobe

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-16 Thread gus
Hello, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen this Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC. Where: BBB - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Note

Re: [tor-relays] Discuss. Why not split donations to Tor relay owners?

2023-10-12 Thread gus
the process described in the meta-proposal and submit your proposal to the relay operators community: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/blob/master/001-community-relay-operator-process.md?ref_type=heads cheers, Gus On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 12:48:58PM +, t...@nullvoid.me wrote

Re: [tor-relays] Metrics

2023-09-06 Thread gus
Hi, On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 09:11:02PM +0200, telekobold wrote: > Hi, > > On 06.09.23 09:25, gus wrote: > > > Have you tried to connect to your own bridge and see if it works? > > Here is how you build your obfs4 bridge line (note: it's your bridge > > fingerpr

Re: [tor-relays] Metrics

2023-09-06 Thread gus
/setup/bridge/post-install/ Which obfs4 port are you using? Can you check if it's externally reachable? Here is how you can test it: https://bridges.torproject.org/scan/ cheers, Gus [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/team/-/issues/112 [2] Blocking ORPort https

[tor-relays] (Last call) Bridges running obsolete Tor version (0.4.5.x) to be removed soon

2023-09-05 Thread gus
/rs.html#search/type:bridge%20version:0.4.5%20 Thanks for helping censored users to bypass censorship! cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Friday 18th @ 16:00

2023-08-17 Thread gus
And tonight, Thursday @ 20:00, we have a Tor talk at Milliways: A Guided Tour through Tor Network Health and Performance https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/hub/camp23/en/event/a-guided-tour-through-tor-network-health-and-performance/ See you there! Gus On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 02:50:53PM -0300, gus wrote

Re: [tor-relays] WebTunnel: What ASNs/networks work best?

2023-08-17 Thread gus
/community/-/issues/ Gus On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 03:34:14PM +, tor-home at encryptfirst.com wrote: > I followed this documentation: > https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/webtunnel#docker-setup > > Near the bottom is a link to a docker-

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Saturday 19th @ 7pm

2023-08-16 Thread gus
Hi! On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 12:25:32AM +0200, t...@appliedprivacy.net wrote: > Hi Gus! > > > Saturday, August 19th at 7pm > > Isn't that a bit late? > Last day at 7PM some will have left already, no? Yeah, some operators said the same thing to me. Friday at 4pm local ti

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Saturday 19th @ 7pm

2023-08-15 Thread gus
stickers for you! :) Gus [1] https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/infos/ [2] Coordinates: 53.0314175, 13.3065457 https://map.events.ccc.de/camp/2023/map/#20/53.03143/13.3066 -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor

Re: [tor-relays] Middle relay IP blocking

2023-08-08 Thread gus
nal users", maybe you need to check your NAT settings or your proxy installation. All my snowflake standalone proxies[2] (NAT type 'unrestricted') are getting more than 200 connections per hour and ~7 TiB per month. cheers, Gus [1] https://github.com/scidsg/pi-relay [2] https://community.torp

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-07-22 Thread gus
-relay-scanner[1] to find unblocked Tor relays and use them as Tor "vanilla OR bridges" to bypass the block. But, this workaround was blocked in AGTS/Turkmenistan last week and it is no longer effective. Gus [1] https://github.com/ValdikSS/tor-relay-scanner On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 03:47:

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-07-21 Thread gus
Nickname helptm ContactInfo Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log # If you set BridgeDistribution none, please remember to email # your bridge line to us: frontd...@torproject.org BridgeDistribution none Thank you, Gus Notes [1] https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-top-officials-fired/325

[tor-relays] Process for new policies and proposals for the Tor relay operator community (001-community-relay-operator-process.md)

2023-06-27 Thread gus
://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/issues/2. I'm also sharing the full text below. Gus ``` Filename: 001-community-relay-operator-process.md Title: Process for new policies and proposals for the Tor relay operator community Author: gus - g...@torproject.org Created: 2023-05-22 Status: Meta ## Overview

Re: [tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-06-26 Thread gus
Hi, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup! You can find the meetup notes below. The next Tor Relay Operator online meetup is July 29, 2023 @ 18 UTC. cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-06-24 ### Before we start Tor operators are recommended to read the Tor Code

Re: [tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-06-20 Thread gus
. Presentation about Webtunnel bridges with Tor Anti-censorship Team 3. Tor Network Health proposals discussion - Meta proposal discussion - contactinfo proposal discussion 4. Q https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-june-keep best, Gus On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 05:36:42AM -0300, gus wrote

[tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-05-30 Thread gus
free to add other topics to the agenda. WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with your friends, social

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 15th, 2023 at 19 UTC

2023-05-22 Thread gus
staff will be at SIF[1] and Rightscon[2]. If you're joining these events, come to say hi! cheers, Gus [1] https://stockholminternetforum.se/ [2] https://www.rightscon.org/ # Tor Relay Operator meetup - 2023-04-15 . 19.00 - 20 UTC ## Agenda ### Announcements - Update on Censorship

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-04-03 Thread gus
to learn more about censorship in Turkmenistan, you can check this great presentation[2] from last year. Thanks for running bridges! Gus [1] https://ntc.party/t/vps/2804/9 [2] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1odIO1Bi9laU-B-JZMoZFWGEwkTl95oq9/view On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 01:00:17PM -0300, gus wrote

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 15th, 2023 at 19 UTC

2023-03-30 Thread gus
://kfahv6wfkbezjyg4r6mlhpmieydbebr5vkok5r34ya464gqz6c44bnyd.onion/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-april-keep WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with your

Re: [tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-27 Thread gus
On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 07:49:47PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > gus: > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2023 at 11:26:07PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > > > I've got some practical experience with how things are (not) handled > > > by the Tor Project in this space which discourages involvement. &g

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-23 Thread gus
vents like: - when Russian Duma speaker arrived in TM - the wedding day of the president's grandson Anyway, today we tested some of bridges that you shared with us and I replied back saying which ones worked and which ones didn't. Thank you for running a bridge!, Gus On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 04:25:

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 09:45:09PM +0100, Toralf Förster wrote: > On 3/22/23 20:25, gus wrote: > > But here's the trick: you need to run it on a > > residential connection -- you won't need a static IPv4 --, > > So the local bridge reports its (eg at 4 o'clock in the

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
://bridges.torproject.org/status?id=FINGERPRINT Replace 'FINGERPRINT' with your bridge fingerprint and it will show the status of your bridge. It should advertise your obfs4 as 'functional'. If it's not functional, feel free to share your torrc + tor logs in private with me and I'll check it. cheers!, Gus

[tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/censorship-analysis/-/issues/40024 Thank you for your support in helping to keep the internet free and open for everyone. Gus [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkmen_parliamentary_election [2] https://ntc.party/c/internet-censorship-all-around-the-world/turkmenistan

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-03-07 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup! You can find the meetup notes below. The next meetup will be at the beginning of April (1st or 8th, date TBD). cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-03-04 ### Before we start Tor operators are recommended to read the Tor

Re: [tor-relays] RFC: does a private exit would work?

2023-03-04 Thread gus
ing reputation scheme that prevents freeloading. We show that HebTor effectively thwarts server-side blocking of Tor, and we describe the security, privacy, and legal implications of our design. If you're interested on playing with it -- for educational purposes only --, I can share some instruct

Re: [tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-04 Thread gus
l fraction of the Tor community (e.g. > > providing valid contact information). > > Can you elaborate on how you define "valid" in this context? From the Expectations for relay operators: "Be sure to set your ContactInfo to a working email address in case we need to reach y

[tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-03 Thread gus
bad faith and enforce the Tor Code of Conduct and policies. During the Tor Relay Operator Meetup on Saturday (March 4, 2023 - 19UTC), we will be discussing some of these proposals we've collected so far. Thank you, Gus [1] https://blog.torproject.org/malicious-relays-health-tor-network/

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-03-01 Thread gus
Hello, Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen this Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 19 UTC (view in your timezone: https://timee.io/20230304T1900?tl=Next%20Tor%20Relay%20Operator%20Meetup%20-%20March%204,%202023%20%2819%20UTC%29 ). cheers, Gus On Tue, Feb 14, 2023

Re: [tor-relays] Confusing bridge signs...

2023-02-23 Thread gus
: https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/limit-total-bandwidth/ Did you also install obfs4proxy package? Because on Metrics it says that your bridge don't have any 'transport protocol'. cheers, Gus On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 08:23:44AM -0800, Keifer Bly wrote: > Ok, changed to port 8

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-02-14 Thread gus
://kfahv6wfkbezjyg4r6mlhpmieydbebr5vkok5r34ya464gqz6c44bnyd.onion/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-m4-keep WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with your friends, social

Re: [tor-relays] (Notes) Tor Relay Operators Meetup - 2023-01-28 @ 19UTC

2023-02-02 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator meetup! You can find the meeting notes below. Our next meetup is on March 04, 2023 at 1900 UTC (duration between 60 to 90 minutes). cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-01-28 Meting duration: 90 minutes ## Agenda Introductions

[tor-relays] (Save the date) Tor Relay Operators Meetup - 2023-01-28 @ 19UTC

2023-01-11 Thread gus
/tor-relay-op-meetup-j28-keep Feel free to add topics and/or questions. Room Link - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor relay operator meetup - November 19th at 19.00 UTC

2022-11-23 Thread gus
Hi, Thanks for joining the relay operator meetup! Here are the meeting notes. cheers, Gus -*- Notes - Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2022-11-19 - 19.00 UTC ### Announcements -State of the onion 2022: https://blog.torproject.org/state-of-the-onion-2022/ - Tor Project stream: https

[tor-relays] Next Tor relay operator - November 19th at 19.00 UTC

2022-11-14 Thread gus
Dear relay operators, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen on Saturday, November 19th at 19.00 UTC. ## Where BigBlueButton: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn ## Agenda (WIP) - Announcements - State of DoS attack - Q - Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup Meeting pad: - https

Re: [tor-relays] (Invitation) Join us! Tor Relay Operator Meetup - October 22, 2022 - 1900 UTC

2022-10-24 Thread gus
Hi, here are the meetup notes. The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will happen on November 19, 19:00 - 20:30 UTC. Thanks everyone for joining us! Gus -*- ## Relay Operator Meetup - 2022-10-22 @ 19 UTC (online) * Recap of the agenda * Announcements: * End Of Life: relays running tor 0.4.6.x

Re: [tor-relays] (Invitation) Join us! Tor Relay Operator Meetup - October 22, 2022 - 1900 UTC

2022-10-22 Thread gus
Hello, We're meeting today, October 22, at 19UTC (in 30 minutes). See you soon! Gus On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 05:46:09PM -0300, gus wrote: > Dear relay operators, > > The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen on Saturday, > October 22 at 19.00 UTC. > > ## Where > &

[tor-relays] (Invitation) Join us! Tor Relay Operator Meetup - October 22, 2022 - 1900 UTC

2022-10-10 Thread gus
Dear relay operators, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen on Saturday, October 22 at 19.00 UTC. ## Where BigBlueButton: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn ## Agenda (WIP) * Announcements * Tor and Snowflake in Iran * EOL rejection * State of DoS attack * New network health

[tor-relays] (FYI) Rejecting outdated snowflake proxies

2022-10-06 Thread gus
d help, please check this Forum post: https://forum.torproject.net/t/please-update-your-snowflake-proxy-to-help-us-rollout-distributed-snowflake-server-support/4098 Thank you! gus [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake/-/issues/40129 -- The Tor Project

Re: [tor-relays] bridge distribution

2022-09-26 Thread gus
hm, I don't know what's up, but I'll ping the AC Team. In the meantime, you can change your bridge distribution method manually: https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/change-bridge-distribution/ Gus On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 05:29:09PM +, potlatch via tor-relays wrote: >

[tor-relays] Please update your Snowflake proxy

2022-08-02 Thread gus
Hi, If you're running Snowflake proxies, please read and share the message below. Thank you! Gus Please Update your Snowflake Proxy to help us rollout Distributed Snowflake Server Support https://forum.torproject.net/t

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay operator meetup + MCH activities

2022-07-24 Thread gus
://wiki.mch2022.org/Session:Tor_Relay_Operator_Meetup On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 11:00:16AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This month we won't have our monthly online check-in as many of us are > traveling or on vacation mode. But, don't feel sad, we will have two > activities this

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay operator meetup + MCH activities

2022-07-22 Thread gus
!! https://blog.torproject.org/event/mch2022/ The next meetup will be at the end of August. I'll send the invitation at the beginning of August. :) cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor

Re: [tor-relays] [Event] Tor relay operator meetup - June 25th @ 1900 UTC

2022-06-27 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks everyone for joining the meetup last saturday! You can find the meetup notes below. Thanks!, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 2022 ### Notes 0. Review Agenda 1. Tor Project updates: - Hackweek - https

Re: [tor-relays] [Event] Tor relay operator meetup - June 25th @ 1900 UTC

2022-06-25 Thread gus
Hi! The Tor Relay Operator meetup is happening today and will start soon, at 1900 UTC. I'll open the room 10 minutes before at 18:50 UTC. Here is our pad with the meetup agenda: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-meetup-june-2022-keep talk soon!, Gus On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 01:54:11PM -0300

Re: [tor-relays] [Workshop] Sysadmin 101 for (new) relay operators - June 4th @ 1900 UTC

2022-06-14 Thread gus
Hi, Thank you for attending the Sysadmin 101 workshop! You can find the workshop slides here: https://nycbug1.nycbug.org/sysadmin101/ And below the workshop notes. Gus # Sysadmin 101 notes - June 4th 2022 ~67 people in the workshop ### Resources Join the relay operator community

[tor-relays] [Event] Tor relay operator meetup - June 25th @ 1900 UTC

2022-06-10 Thread gus
Hello, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen on Saturday, June 25 @ 1900 UTC. Where: BigBlueButton - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup

Re: [tor-relays] [Workshop] Sysadmin 101 for (new) relay operators - June 4th

2022-05-27 Thread gus
Hi Isaac, The sysadmin 101 workshop for relays operators won't be recorded, but the presentation slides and notes will be shared here in the mailing list. We're planning to do more of these workshops in the future and we can try doing it on week days. Gus On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 01:09:17PM

Re: [tor-relays] Question about new log messages after 0.4.7.7 upgrade

2022-05-27 Thread gus
Hello, It's nothing serious. We're tracking down this issue here: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40612 Thanks for running & upgrading your bridge! Gus On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 03:32:46PM +, wardz via tor-relays wrote: > Been getting these syslog messages occas

Re: [tor-relays] [Workshop] Sysadmin 101 for (new) relay operators - June 4th @ 1900 UTC

2022-05-24 Thread gus
Hi Alex, On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 09:37:27PM -0400, Alex Xu (Hello71) via tor-relays wrote: > Excerpts from gus's message of May 23, 2022 3:42 pm: > > ## How to join the workshop > > > > The workshop is entirely free, and participants need to fill out this > > registration form. The event will

[tor-relays] [Workshop] Sysadmin 101 for (new) relay operators - June 4th @ 1900 UTC

2022-05-23 Thread gus
Join us June 4th at 1900 UTC for new and prospective Tor relay and bridge operators on the basic "sysadmin foo" required to contribute to the network! ## Sysadmin 101 for new relay operators So you want to contribute to the open-source Tor network by running a relay or maybe a bridge? The Tor

Re: [tor-relays] [Event] Relay Operators Meetup - May 21, 2022 @ 1900 UTC

2022-05-23 Thread gus
Hi, Thanks everyone for joining us last saturday. You can find the meetup notes below. The next Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen in June 25, 1900 UTC. cheers, Gus Agenda / Повестка дн May 21, 2022 * EOL work: - Tor versions lower than 0.4.5 are now unsupported

Re: [tor-relays] [Event] Relay Operators Meetup - May 21, 2022 @ 1900 UTC

2022-05-21 Thread gus
Hello! The Tor Relay Operator is happening today in ~30 minutes! Here is our agenda: * Announcements: * EOL work (GeKo) * DemHack.ru hackathon (Gus) * MCH event (Gus) * Torservers updates * New Tor version support policy (network team - ahf): https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail

Re: [tor-relays] Bridge not used

2022-05-10 Thread gus
On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 03:08:16PM +0200, yl wrote: > > On 5/10/22 14:57, gus wrote: > > It's because your bridge is not being distributed ("Bridge distribution > > mechanism reserved"). > > > > Change to another bridge distribution method: https, email...

Re: [tor-relays] Bridge not used

2022-05-10 Thread gus
Hi, It's because your bridge is not being distributed ("Bridge distribution mechanism reserved"). Change to another bridge distribution method: https, email... See this Support article: https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/change-bridge-distribution/ Thanks for running bri

[tor-relays] [Event] Relay Operators Meetup - May 21, 2022 @ 1900 UTC

2022-05-04 Thread gus
Hello relay operators, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen on Saturday, May 21 @ 1900 UTC. Where: BigBlueButton - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We're working on the agenda here: https://pad.riseup.net

Re: [tor-relays] Bridge Distribution Mechanism none

2022-04-20 Thread gus
Hi Ross, Could you disable your bridge IPv6 and see if it works? Gus On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 06:41:45PM +1000, Ross Camm wrote: > > Thanks, that will no doubt be an issue > > Upgraded via debian backports > > dpkg -l | grep obfs4 > ii obfs4proxy 0.0.13-1~bpo11+1 >

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 2 @ 1900 UTC

2022-04-04 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks everyone for joining us last saturday! The next Tor Relay Operator meetup is on May 21st at 1900 UTC. Here is our meetup notes. cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator - April 02, 2022 * EOL relays and bridges removal update (GeKo) * Overload reporting adjustment (GeKo

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 2 @ 1900 UTC

2022-03-28 Thread gus
Hello relay operators and Tor friends, The next Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen this Saturday, April 2 @ 1900 UTC / 1500 EDT / 2100 CET. Where: BigBlueButton - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. The agenda

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup (Saturday, March 5th @ 2000 UTC)

2022-03-04 Thread gus
questions or topics at the meeting itself. Date & Time: March 5, 2022 - 2000 UTC Where: BigBlueButton room - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. Please share with your friends, social media and other mailing l

Re: [tor-relays] questions about raspberry pi bridges

2022-02-22 Thread gus
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 03:00:41PM +0100, torrelay via tor-relays wrote: > > On 22.02.22 14:16, gus wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 01:02:18PM +0100, meskio wrote: > > > Quoting potlatch via tor-relays (2022-02-22 04:26:27) > > > > 1.) The tor package I g

Re: [tor-relays] questions about raspberry pi bridges

2022-02-22 Thread gus
package, please see this open issue: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40347 But, if you're on a dynamic IP/residential connection and have a Raspberry Pi, I would recommend running a Snowflake standalone proxy. best, Gus [1] https://support.torproject.org/apt/tor-deb-repo/ --

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Meetup #Fosdem Notes

2022-02-07 Thread gus
Hello, Last Saturday, a group of 30 - 40 operators joined the Tor Relay Operator meetup. Thank you all for joining the event! Our next online meetup will happen on March 5th, 2000 UTC. Gus ## Fosdem Meetup Notes * Bridges campaign update: "When we started the campaign on November 17,

Re: [tor-relays] snowflake vs bridges (vs node)

2022-02-04 Thread gus
e/guard. Check out our setup guides and relay documentation: https://community.torproject.org/relay/ cheers, Gus > Thanks! > > fran > > > [1] > https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake/-/wikis/home > ___

Re: [tor-relays] We need bridges with iat-mode set to 1 and especially 2 as well!

2022-01-25 Thread gus
re you get the advice that using bridges 'iat-mode=2' will protect you? Can you link here? Gus On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:30:47PM +0100, juckiuscae...@web.de wrote: > Hey, >   > I live in Iran. Can't disclose my ISP because one person using Tor was sent > to jail recently even though he

Re: [tor-relays] [Censorship in Russia] More of my bridges got blocked

2021-12-29 Thread gus
out these bridges privately to a few friends. > I don't think so as I also saw my new bridges getting blocked during xmas too. > -- > Best regards, > Space Oddity. cheers, Gus [1] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/anti-censorship-team/2021-December/000208.html >

Re: [tor-relays] Incorrect "first seen" info

2021-12-27 Thread gus
Hello, We have this ticket open to track this issue: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/metrics/onionoo/-/issues/40018 cheers, Gus On Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 11:59:30PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > Hi, > > could you paste the Relay Search page link > and state the correct a

Re: [tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-11 Thread gus
ore/torspec/-/blob/main/proposals/321-happy-families.md https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-November/019954.html Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays maili

Re: [tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-10 Thread gus
Hi John, Let's do this: If censorship in Russia scale to a country-wide Tor block, then you can spin as many bridges as you can. What do you think? Thank you!, Gus On Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 08:40:24PM +, John Ricketts wrote: > gus, > > Since all of my exit nodes are within the

[tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-07 Thread gus
is urgently needed. You can find the requirements and instructions for starting a bridge in the Help Censored Users, Run a Tor Bridge blog post: https://blog.torproject.org/run-a-bridge-campaign/ Gus [1] https://blog.torproject.org/tor-censorship-in-russia/ https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo

Re: [tor-relays] Is Tor Actually "Blocked" In Russia, or Are Some Users Unblocked for now?

2021-12-06 Thread gus
found people could use pluggable transports, like > HTTPS obfs4 bridges and maybe they found blocking Tor itself is ineffective, > or trying to block "meek" users ended up blocking Microsoft and > ASP.NET/Azure-based webapps. > I don't think so. Gus ps: IMO, this threa

[tor-relays] Help Censored Users, Run a Tor Bridge

2021-11-18 Thread gus
/ Join us and help censored users! Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Tor website

2021-11-12 Thread gus
Hi, It's a foss project, you just need to open a ticket: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/lego/-/issues/39 Thanks, Gus On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 07:38:24PM +, potlatch via tor-relays wrote: > Yes, thank you for the Tor docs link. But the question remains; Is there a > si

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-11 Thread gus
On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 03:35:26PM +, Gary C. New via tor-relays wrote: > Gus, > I have to agree with z-relay on these points. > I won't even provide an obfuscated contact email in my torrc to avoid spam. I > could setup a dedicated email for Tor operation, but I'd likely find

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-11 Thread gus
that does not mean all of us are excited about > publishing an email address in a public list, nor it is technically necessary. > Thanks for your suggestion. But, in my experience, unrecommended relays are already listed on Metrics page and operators didn't act/notice until we got in touch and ask

Re: [tor-relays] Tor website

2021-11-11 Thread gus
Or, if you already have tor installed, just run: $ man tor cheers, Gus On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 09:47:43AM +, Elias via tor-relays wrote: > Hash: SHA256 > > Hi potlatch, > > is this what you are looking for? > > https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/c

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-10 Thread gus
Tor Forum: https://forum.torproject.net/ Thanks for running relays! Gus [1] https://events.ccc.de/2021/11/08/rc3-2021-nowhere/ On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 10:06:28PM +, t...@nullvoid.me wrote: > What community updates and organizations are there outside this mailing list? > > I operate

Re: [tor-relays] Max number of bridge under the same IP

2021-11-08 Thread gus
On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 07:02:13PM +0100, ML Tor wrote: > In data 8/11/2021, *gus* ha scritto: > > Hi, > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 03:24:13PM +0100, ML Tor wrote: > > Hi, > hi made a new Proxmox server for my home network. I still run a bare metal > Tor bridge, but

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