Re: Your TeaInside relay is failing to relay exit traffic

[Ammar Faizi <ammarfaizi2@gnuweeb.org>]

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.

> 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!

-- 
Ammar Faizi