Re: [tor-relays] why are some exit IPs missing from Exit IP DB?

Occasionally I run into a relay such as

Bywadu 5A0DE94C95E2276B4BAC974A7D8FC6463C4FE8A4

OR ip 178.33.157.6

exit ip 31.7.58.37

Where the egress/exit IP source address is not found in the Exit DB, shows up negative on ExoneraTor. TorCheck in glaring unhappy RED spits

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Does anyone know why this happens?

Such "non declared" exit IP addresses (OR IP != exit IP) are found by exiting through every single exit relay to detect its exit IP.

Since exits can change their exit IP address at any time the exit list can never be 100% accurate by design.

https://collector.torproject.org/formats.html#exit-lists