Re: [tor-relays] LLC vis-à-vis Nonprofit

2016-12-03 Thread Kenneth Freeman
On 10/27/2016 05:17 PM, Kenneth Freeman wrote: > > > On 10/26/2016 06:58 PM, Nicholas Merrill wrote: > >> Hi Kenneth >> >> I am with a New York state non-profit organization that runs a number of >> exits. I am not a lawyer, but I have surely spent years discussing >> these and other related

Re: [tor-relays] security/tor ignores torrc Log setting?

2016-12-03 Thread diffusae
Same as me ... AFAIK it depends on your settings in torrc. On 03.12.2016 18:02, nusenu wrote: > it will not write to /var/log/tor/ > so I can not confirm George's observation and was wondering what version > he did observe the mentioned behavior. ___

Re: [tor-relays] security/tor ignores torrc Log setting?

2016-12-03 Thread nusenu
pa011: > if you put "Log notice file /var/log/tor/" in torrc you get [warn] > Couldn't open file for 'Log notice file /var/log/tor/': Is a > directory Depending on your torrc this is expected, but George was implying another thing: > By default, FreeBSD's tor and tor-devel port want to store

Re: [tor-relays] security/tor ignores torrc Log setting?

2016-12-03 Thread pa011
Am 03.12.2016 um 17:13 schrieb nusenu: > >> By default, FreeBSD's tor and tor-devel port want to store logs inside >> /var/log/tor/ regardless of what you put in the /usr/local/etc/tor/torrc >> file last I looked. > > Are you sure? What security/tor package version was this? > This never

Re: [tor-relays] security/tor ignores torrc Log setting?

2016-12-03 Thread nusenu
> By default, FreeBSD's tor and tor-devel port want to store logs inside > /var/log/tor/ regardless of what you put in the /usr/local/etc/tor/torrc > file last I looked. Are you sure? What security/tor package version was this? This never happened to me. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP

Re: [tor-relays] network diversity with freeBSD

2016-12-03 Thread pa011
Ok, as I am new to freeBSD some more questions please: [WARN] Your server (x.x.x.x.:4443) has not managed to confirm that its ORPort is reachable. Relays do not publish descriptors until their ORPort and DirPort are reachable. What do I have to do - how to best set-up a decent strong

Re: [tor-relays] Outgoing Connections to middle nodes?

2016-12-03 Thread balbea16
Hi MichaelThanks for the hint. I guess you are totally right! I forgot about the hidden services. Right now I have about 1100 in and out connections, makes totally sense. Mike Ursprüngliche Nachricht Von: Rana Datum: 03.12.16 14:45 (GMT+01:00)

Re: [tor-relays] Outgoing Connections to middle nodes?

2016-12-03 Thread Rana
So based on Michael's reply, I now understand (I also run a middle relay) why when I check connections in ARM I am getting 3 sections: inbound, outbound and circuits. None of the inbound or outbound connections' nodes participate in the circuits. For example, right now I have 9 inbound, 4

Re: [tor-relays] Outgoing Connections to middle nodes?

2016-12-03 Thread nusenu
> Hi There, I've got a quick question. I have been running a tor relay > since 3 months. I don't have a guard flag, however many outgoing > connections to non exit relays (i.e. that should be middles than). > Does that mean I run an entry node (without having guard status)? > How come?TNX Mike

Re: [tor-relays] Outgoing Connections to middle nodes?

2016-12-03 Thread Michael Armbruster
On 2016-12-03 at 12:56, balbea16 wrote: > Hi There, > I've got a quick question. I have been running a tor relay since 3 > months. I don't have a guard flag, however many outgoing connections to > non exit relays (i.e. that should be middles than). Does that mean I > run an entry node (without

[tor-relays] Outgoing Connections to middle nodes?

2016-12-03 Thread balbea16
Hi There, I've got a quick question. I have been running a tor relay since 3 months. I don't have a guard flag, however many outgoing connections to non exit relays  (i.e. that should be middles than). Does that mean I run an entry node  (without having guard status)? How come?TNX Mike