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Re:Apple TV, now with more Tailscale by fragmede on Monday September 18, 2023 @06:59PM (#37563282)
This isn't Tor, being an exit node just means the non-techy user can access Netflix while travelling internationally.
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Re:Apple TV, now with more Tailscale by userbinator on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:39PM (#37565357)
Blame Tor for popularising the term "exit node" to mean "public proxy".

The terms "VPN gateway" or "VPN server" are still valid and less easily confused with Tor's use of "exit node".

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Re:Apple TV, now with more Tailscale by giobox on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @12:51PM (#37572710)
Yes and no... A VPN Gateway or VPN server doesn't have to be an exit node, and may route onwards to actual exit nodes. Some nodes may not "exit" at all - see setups where you are just trying to reach your private networks.

In a tailscale setup, an "exit node" has specific meaning and the term makes sense as far as I'm concerned:

https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/

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