>You could always configure it as a relay (disallowing exit) Yep, I think I'll do that instead. Thanks!
On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Jacob Gillespie <[email protected] > wrote: > That's not an abuse notification, that's an AUP notification, meaning that > AWS does not allow operating a tor exit node in their datacenter. You > could always configure it as a relay (disallowing exit) if you still want > to contribute your "free" resource credits, assuming that non-exit nodes > are allowed in Amazon's AUP (I have heard that they are). > > Jacob > > On July 27, 2016 at 1:24:53 PM, Snehan Kekre ([email protected]) > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have a *free* membership for a year on Amazon's AWS (*capped* at > 15GB/month of traffic each way). > > I've been running an exit node with a reduced exit policy on an ec2 > instance for months and have received my first abuse notice. I'm sure a few > on this mailing list may have received the same or similar abuse > notification from Amazon. Besides shutting down the exit, what measures did > you take to deal with this? What would be the consequences of ignoring > their email and continuing to run it? > > Note: I'm a student and am running on a really tight budget at the moment > (reason for not hosting it on a paid vps) > > Any suggestion(s)/help is appreciated :) > > > Best, > Snehan > > ----------------------------------------------- > The contents of the Abuse notice: > Hello, > > We've received a report(s) that your EC2 instance(s) > > Instance Id: > IP Address: > > > > has been has been operating as a TOR Exit node. Operating a TOR Exit node > is forbidden in the AWS Acceptable Use Policy (hxxps://aws.amazon.com/aup/). > We've included the original report below for your review. > > Please take action to stop the reported activity and reply directly to > this email with details of the corrective actions you have taken. If you do > not consider the activity described in these reports to be abusive, please > reply to this email with details of your use case. > > If you're unaware of this activity, it's possible that your environment > has been compromised by an external attacker, or a vulnerability is > allowing your machine to be used in a way that it was not intended. > > We are unable to assist you with troubleshooting or technical inquiries. > However, for guidance on securing your instance, we recommend reviewing the > following resources: > > * Amazon EC2 Security Groups User Guide: > > hxxps://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-network-security.html > (Linux) > > hxxps://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/using-network-security.html > (Windows) > > * Tips for Securing EC2 Instances: > hxxps://aws.amazon.com/articles/1233 (Linux) > hxxps://aws.amazon.com/articles/1767 (Windows) > > * AWS Security Best Practices: > hxxp://media.amazonwebservices.com/AWS_Security_Best_Practices.pdf > > If you require further assistance with this matter, you can take advantage > of our developer forums: > > hxxps://forums.aws.amazon.com/index.jspa > > Or, if you are subscribed to a Premium Support package, you may reach out > for one-on-one assistance here: > > > hxxps://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create?issueType=technical > > Please remember that you are responsible for ensuring that your instances > and all applications are properly secured. If you require any further > information to assist you in identifying or rectifying this issue, please > let us know in a direct reply to this message. > > Regards, > AWS Abuse " > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > -- Best,
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