[tor-bugs] #24526 [Core Tor/Tor]: Make it clear that multi-relay operators are expected to set a working ContactInfo and proper MyFamily

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#24526: Make it clear that multi-relay operators are expected to set a working
ContactInfo and proper MyFamily
--------------------------+------------------------------------
 Reporter:  cypherpunks   |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-doc, man  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #24497        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
--------------------------+------------------------------------

Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Part 1: Make ContactInfo mandatory for operators running multiple relays /
 bridges:

 based on the email from David (4 Dec 2017 18:07:08 -0500) on bad-relays
 I'm submitting a patch to make it clear to relay/bridge operators that a
 contact information is mandatory if you run more than one relay.

 This should make bad-relays@ cases less problematic where we have a
 presumed relay group like [ 1 ] and have no way to contact the operator
 before removing these relays from the tor network (because historically
 such groups turned out to be malicious).

 I didn't add to the man page what happens if you do not set it (your
 relays might get removed if we detect a very likely group of relays
 without contactInfo [ 1 ]), because that would make it longer.

 This adds a single and clear statement to the ContactInfo entry.

 tor.1.txt:

 {{{
 @@ -1716,7 +1716,8 @@
  [[ContactInfo]] **ContactInfo** __email_address__::
      Administrative contact information for this relay or bridge. This
 line
      can be used to contact you if your relay or bridge is misconfigured
 or
 -    something else goes wrong. Note that we archive and publish all
 +    something else goes wrong. ContactInfo must be set if you run more
 than
 +    one relay or bridge. Note that we archive and publish all
      descriptors containing these lines and that Google indexes them, so
      spammers might also collect them. You may want to obscure the fact
      that it's an email address and/or generate a new address for this
 }}}

 [ 1 ] https://nusenu.github.io/OrNetRadar/2017/11/30/a6

 As David suggested after the man page is updated (this should get
 backported), David plans to announce this change on the blog.

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24526#comment:5>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online