On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:26:14 -0800 I <[email protected]> wrote:
> Matt, > > No, I mean every ab initio Tor relay operator. > > From my experience getting into Tor and from watching the list it is > obvious that there is quite often a chasm between those with the > goodwill to run a relay and those confident with Linux and Tor > jargon/lexicon. > > Even asking questions on the list is not very useful because it is > not really possible to either ask all you need to or to depend on the > answers completely if you don't know who's who. The repetitive > questions are annoying to some as well. > > So why not offer reassurance for the security of the Tor network, and > confidence and encouragement to the people who might give up? In my > case it has been by accident that I have come across some important > aspects of torrc settings and now ARM use. > > It is better to shepherd people consciously than to keep pointing > them bluntly to look at the web of links which depends on them > understanding. > > Robert It might be that I'm completely misunderstanding what you are saying. Unless (somehow) automated, I don't think checking with every Tor relay operator 'scales'. How would you go about being a shepherd to every new Tor relay operator? --Matt _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
