Re: Your TeaInside relay is failing to relay exit traffic

[Ammar Faizi <ammarfaizi2@gnuweeb.org>]

On 8/31/22 9:02 PM, Ammar Faizi wrote:
> On 8/31/22 8:37 PM, Georg Koppen wrote:
>> Ammar Faizi:
>>> On 8/31/22 2:25 PM, Georg Koppen wrote:
>>>> In the meantime: could you elaborate on why you have the
>>>> DNSPort/TransPort setup and those many SocksPorts configured? That's
>>>> pretty unusual for a plan exit node setup and not needed.
>>>
>>> I run a VPN service that uses the transparent proxy and DNSPort in the
>>> same server with the exit node. I also use the SOCKSPort to run my
>>> scraper app.
>>>
>>> Side note: The amount of the traffic from the VPN and SOCKS is fairly
>>> small, it shouldn't affect my exit node.
>>>
>>> Current usage:
>>>
>>>    - A single small scrapper app (SOCKSPort).
>>>
>>>      I configure many ports to get many exit IP addresses for
>>>      randomizing my identity.
>>
>> How is that supposed to work given that you only have one exit IP address
>> (68.183.184.174)?
> 
> You misunderstood my email.
> 
> I use the SOCKSPort for scraping, this gives me random exit IP. It doesn't
> use my exit IP for the scraper's outbound traffic. A simple way to use it
> is like this (I expose the ports publicly, you can try it too):
> 
> ```bash
> 
> for i in {64500..64599}; do
> curl -4 https://ipecho.net/plain --proxy socks5://68.183.184.174:$i; echo;
> done;
> 
> ```
> 
> It's slow, but it works.
> 
>> And what are you actually scraping?
> 
> The current is actively fetching https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/new.atom
> every 30 seconds. I don't see this as a big deal for the Tor network anyway.

Just addition to that, previously, Louvian (in the CC) was scraping nhentai.net
with those SOCKSPort(s). But it was not a massive traffic.

>> One thing that makes me wonder is that we encounter more and more websites
>> that deploy either total bans on Tor users or annoying CAPTCHAs etc. because
>> of folks massively scraping their contents and because all simpler scraping
>> solutions are already blocked. Are you aware of that issue?
>> (FWIW: that is having a big impact on Tor's overall usability).
> 
> Yes, I am aware of this issue. I have been bitten by annoying CAPTCHAs, block,
> etc. when using Tor network. So I understand.
> 
>>>    - TeaVPN2 service (TransPort and DNSPort).
>>>
>>>      I am writing a VPN software (Linux). It uses the transparent
>>>      proxy and DNS port only for accessing "*.onion" host. Only
>>>      3 people using it so far, rarely used too.
>>>
>>> Is it fine doing that?
>>>
>>> I can deploy a dedicated Tor instance for my VPN and scraper app if
>>> it is really needed.
>>
>> Well, "needed" might be to strong here but it is certainly encouraged to
>> just relay Tor exit traffic with your server as whatever else you are
>> running and doing on that box might affect that exit relay which in turn
>> might impact (other) Tor users.
> 
> Understand, thanks!
> 

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Ammar Faizi