Re:Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails
by driverdan on Sunday September 04, 2016 @08:07PM
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It's safe to run relays at home but not exits.
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Re:Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails
by pricechild on Monday September 05, 2016 @11:43AM
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It depends what you mean by "safe".
Various organisations will deny their services to you just for running a relay, despite the fact that no proxied traffic will exit your network and connect to them. I hope that it is incompetence, it's often unsurprisingly difficult to contact anyone who's able to deal with the issue.
Amazon Video is a high profile example.
Re:Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails
by driverdan on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @02:54PM
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I've been running relays at home for over a year. The only sites I have trouble with are Monoprice and Apple Support Forums. I don't have any trouble watching Amazon videos.
Re:Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails
by paulddraper on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:08PM
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How do these various organizations know you are running a relay?
Re:Running a Tor Exit Node for Fun and E-mails
by pricechild on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:32AM
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Due to the nature of the tor network, relays aren't a secret. They need to be public so clients can independently choose which to use.
You then get people who operate lists of all relays e.g. https://www.dan.me.uk/tornodes
There's probably a good reason for using a "full" list, but I can't think of one off the top of my head. That site at least offers both and just about explains the difference.