On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:38:26AM -0400, That Guy wrote:
I run an exit node off of a residential Verizon connection and I haven't seen a single threat, legal or otherwise so far, I dunno why you're having so much trouble.
Thank you for the reply but I have not either. My comments come from reading many such issues on the mailing list and the many many experiences documented on the Good/bad ISP lists on the torproject websites. I've had zero trouble with the sigle relay I'm running but as I also try to encourage others to run relays I was curious as I don't want to put OTHERS in a bad situation.
I ran a non-exit relay at home for many years without hearing any complaints. (I moved away from that ISP at the end of 2012 so I no longer run that relay). I haven't seen a credible description of a non-exit relay being the cause of a complaint -- in most cases I have seen described, there were several possible causes for a complaint and the Tor relay was just one possible cause.
So, I would have no problem encouraging others to run a non-exit relay on their home connection, since I don't believe that it is likely to put them in a bad situation. I would be clear with them that they should be aware of the technical issues when doing so, of course.
-andy