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List: tor-talk
Subject: Re: getting more exit nodes
From: Alexander Bernauer <alex-tor () copton ! net>
Date: 2008-04-20 14:42:01
Message-ID: 20080420144201.GB29620 () copton ! net
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Hi
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 02:47:34PM +0200, Sebastian Hahn wrote:
> Please note how long it takes for a Tor node to be used by clients,
How long is that? Are there any statistics about that?
> I think this will produce a huge amount of overhead when
> such nodes are sending their descriptors and others will try to use
> them a few hours later, when they have been shut down again.
This problem exists as soon as end-user's computers become Tor nodes.
How is this solved currently? Are all Tor nodes servers with high
uptimes?
> They don't want a plugin that does arbitrary things they don't
> quite understand.
We will see. We don't insist on having a browser plugin.
> If you find a good solution for how to make use of Tor relays behind
> restrictive firewalls, that'd be most awesome, but I think such an
> approach should be included in the Tor software.
Well, until now I think my proposed solution could work.
> Note that currently, any relay must be able to connect to any other
> relay.
Client-exit nodes are no normal relays. They have no incoming
connections. They are simply the log scapegoats for the pseudo-exit
nodes.
cu
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Alexander Bernauer
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