[tor-relays] Relay advocate introduction

Hello tor-relays! My name is Colin Childs, I have been the support and translation coordinator at the Tor Project for a number of years. I am also a founding director of a TorServers partner named Coldhak here in Canada. Recently, my role within the Tor Project has changed, and I am starting

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Software Update Question

Hi Keifer, When doing Tor version upgrades (and not just config changes), there is no way to restart the process without losing uptime; as uptime records the amount of time that the Tor process has been running without interruption. When doing version upgrades, stopping your previous version

Re: [tor-relays] New relay operator here

Hi Privatesociety, Thank you for setting up these relays and contributing to the Tor network! I look forward to working with you in the future. In the #tor-relays IRC channel, there are a number of TorServers people, as well as people from partner organizations. There are also a number of us

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Weather (was: Relay advocate introduction)

Weather) has also been requested from a few other operators as well; so I think this is definitely something that will make the community happier as a whole. > On May 17, 2018, at 2:44 PM, nusenu <nusenu-li...@riseup.net> wrote: > > Colin Childs: >> I would love to

Re: [tor-relays] Relay advocate introduction

If I had a > list of providers/urls in other countries, however, there would be a better > chance I would set it up somewhere else. > > Just thinking.. > > --Torix > > > ​Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.​ > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > > On May 16,

Re: [tor-relays] FYI: Subpoena Received

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let people know that I have seen this thread and am looking into what may be going on. If anyone else received these but does not feel comfortable posting about them on the list, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with anything you feel

Re: [tor-relays] Spam Emails Received From This Mailing List

Just to fill in that information, the list I was referring to has 5 people on it (same 5 since it started) and by “closed”, I mean only the 5 of us were only ever able to register. The archive has been open since the list began, and a few of us have been experiencing similar issues to what has

Re: [tor-relays] Spam Emails Received From This Mailing List

Just to add some information: I have started receiving these from a different (non-tor) mailing list, with addresses that look similar (and exact in the case of below) This other list is closed, however the archives are open and we are assuming that the address harvesting is happening via the

[tor-relays] Tor Community Night / Relay operator night in Barcelona

Hello tor-relays, The Tor Project will be holding a community night / operator meet up after-hours at the 2018 Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS2018) in Barcelona! This will be happening on July 24th, at 6:30 PM in the PETS main room at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de

[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror

Hello Tor Relay Operators, Do you want your relay to be a Tor fallback directory mirror? Will it have the same address and port for the next 2 years? Just reply to this email with your relay's fingerprint. If your relay is on the current list, you don't need to do anything. If you're asking:

Re: [tor-relays] bridge installation help please

Hi Rob, The default log location on Debian changed some time ago to be your syslog instead of a file in /var/log/tor. If you would like to have tor log to a specific file, please add the following to your torrc and restart tor: Log notice file /var/log/tor/log I will get this page updated

Re: [tor-relays] Yay, Complaints

Hi Conrad, Thank you for running exit relays and helping diversify the Tor network. I’m sorry to hear you’re experiencing this issue with Irdeto / your colocation facility, I understand how frustrating these situations can be. I’m going to reach out to you off list to discuss this issue

[tor-relays] Announcement: Relay operator meetings on IRC

Hello Tor relay operators! Starting September 11th @ 1:00AM UTC, we will be piloting regular relay operator meetings in #tor-relays on irc.oftc.net. These meetings will be an opportunity to introduce yourself to the operator community, make new contacts and provide updates to the group on the

[tor-relays] Reminder: Meeting in #tor-relays

Hi everyone, As promised, this is a reminder email that we will be holding our first IRC relay operator meeting this week! When: September 11th @ 1:00AM UTC Where: irc.oftc.net @ #tor-relays You can confirm your local date / time by visiting the following page, and

Re: [tor-relays] Announcement: Relay operator meetings on IRC

Hi Rob, The idea behind the two times is to allow people from different timezones / on different schedules to attend during their non-working hours. Overseas was the wrong choice of words, anyone is welcome to attend the meeting that works best for them (or both, if they choose to). After

Re: [tor-relays] Announcement: Relay operator meetings on IRC

Hi Nusenu, Yes, the current plan is to use MeetBot for the meetings. I will get a wiki page set up that the minutes / logs can be tracked on. > On Aug 30, 2018, at 3:52 PM, nusenu wrote: > > Signed PGP part >> Starting September 11th @ 1:00AM UTC, we will be piloting regular >> relay

Re: [tor-relays] Tor program

Hi Arisbe, Here are some resources that may come in helpful, please feel free to reach out directly if you need any clarification or additional resources. 1. https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https this interactive graphic helps illustrate what Tor

Re: [tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror

Hi Gunnar, Either is alright! Thank you for getting in contact and offering your relay as a fallback directory mirror! > On Jun 27, 2018, at 10:42 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > > Colin Childs dijo [Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 11:40:42AM -0500]: >> Hello Tor Relay Operators, >>

Re: [tor-relays] Exit Node shutdown

Hi Sam, Thank you for letting us know, and for being relay operators! > On Oct 12, 2018, at 7:41 AM, Tyler Durden wrote: > > Hi > > Our two exit nodes "chulak" and "aurora" will be terminated by the end > of this month. Both are listed in the Fallback Directory Mirror list and > need to be

[tor-relays] List purpose and moderation

Hello tor-relays, This message is to make everyone aware of the purpose of this list, and to notify that off-topic posting will result in moderation. This is to allow the list to continue being used as a relay operator support mechanism, and to make sure the people on the list for this purpose

[tor-relays] Mexico City operator meetup (October 2nd)

Hello tor-relays, At 6:30PM on October 2nd, the Tor Project will be hosting a relay operator meetup in Mexico City, at the Sheraton Maria Isabel[1][2]. Come along and meet other relay operators and hear the latest news from Tor — we’ll also have T-shirts and stickers to kit out your devices.

[tor-relays] Reminder: Meeting in #tor-relays

Hi everyone, This is a reminder email that we will be holding a relay operator meeting on IRC this Tuesday, September 25th @ 19:00 UTC. You can confirm your local date / time by visiting the following page, and selecting your timezone from the dropdown menu:

Re: [tor-relays] FOSDEM Relay Operator Meetup

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know I’ve seen this email, and will be responding in full shortly. There are a couple details still being worked out, and as soon as this is done I will update the list. Thanks for your patience! > On Jan 19, 2019, at 2:31 PM, relaya relaya

Re: [tor-relays] AS: "OVH SAS" - 17 relays (2018-10-24)

Hi Nusenu, I have been in contact with OVH regarding these relays, and am currently waiting to hear back from someone in their abuse department. Thanks for bringing this to our attention! > On Dec 12, 2018, at 5:08 PM, nusenu wrote: > > Signed PGP part > a relay gang joined in Oct 2018 at

Re: [tor-relays] community team highlights: Relay Advocacy

Hello everyone, As there is some concern / confusion about what occurred here, I wanted to take a moment to explain: After Nusenu discovered the cluster of relays on OVH not reporting contactinfo, I reached out to a contact we have at OVH to ask if they can pass along information to the user

Re: [tor-relays] Emerald Onion's new relays

Hi Christopher / Emerald, This is all awesome news! Best of luck with your roll out, and please do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to assist you. I look forward to watching these relays come online! > On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:36 PM, Christopher Sheats > wrote: > >

[tor-relays] IRC relay operator meetup - April 4th

Hi everyone, This is the announcement that we will be holding the April IRC relay operator meetup this Thursday, April 4th, at 22:00UTC in #tor-meeting on irc.oftc.net. As usual, please add any agenda items to the pad below that you would like to discuss!

[tor-relays] Monthly IRC operator meetup - March 7th

Hi everyone, This is a reminder that the next IRC relay operator meetup will be held on Thursday, March 7th at 02:00UTC. These meetups take place on irc.oftc.net , in #tor-meeting. We are also working on adding additional meetups throughout the month to better

[tor-relays] IRC meetup time poll

Hi everyone, We are looking at changing the current IRC relay operator meetup time, as well as adding additional times throughout the month. I have created a poll at https://xoyondo.com/dp/oyUpcPqhnnJ6TWz to collect time preferences for the next

Re: [tor-relays] Cannot install obfs proxy in my Centos

Hi Cuco, It is possible that gitlab was experiencing some issues when you attempted to run this. I’ve just confirmed that "go get git.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/obfs4.git/obfs4proxy ” should build properly, and not

[tor-relays] IFF relay operator meetup

Hi everyone, The Tor Project is hosting a relay operator meetup at the 2019 IFF[1]! If you are attending the IFF, please join us on Wednesday, April 3rd @ 16:00 in Los Naranjos! We will discuss common issues operators face, as well as how we can all help to grow the relay operator community

Re: [tor-relays] IRC meetup time poll

Hello everyone, Based on the feedback from the poll, the next meeting will take place on Thursday, April 4th @ 22:00UTC. I will send a reminder email out on April 1st with the agenda pad as usual. Thanks for voting in the poll! > On Mar 13, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Colin Childs wrote: >

Re: [tor-relays] IRC operator meeting - February 7th

meetup will be held March 7th @ 02:00 UTC. I apologize again for the confusion, I hope you are all having a good week. > On Feb 4, 2019, at 11:34 AM, Colin Childs wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > As previously discussed > (https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2

Re: [tor-relays] FOSDEM Relay Operator Meetup

ng you there. --- END POST —— Once we have confirmed the room on the morning of February 2nd, I will send a follow-up email to this thread with the currently missing details. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. > On Jan 22, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Colin Chil

Re: [tor-relays] FOSDEM Relay Operator Meetup

Hi everyone, The meetup will be held on Sunday, February 3rd @ 15:00 in room H.3244. I hope all of you at FOSDEM can make it! > On Jan 25, 2019, at 1:05 PM, Colin Childs wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > We have put the current FOSDEM relay operator meet-up deta

[tor-relays] IRC operator meeting - February 7th

Hi everyone, As previously discussed (https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2019-January/016894.html ) we are resuming our IRC relay operator meetings this Thursday, February 7th @ 2:00UTC. These

Re: [tor-relays] IRC meetup time poll

Hi everyone, Just a friendly reminder that we will be closing this poll on Friday, so please be sure you fill in your preferred times ASAP! Currently, the most popular time appears to be 23:00UTC. I hope you’re all having a great week! > On Mar 8, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Colin Childs wr