[tor-relays] Problems with domestic ISP blocking publicly listed relays

[Paul Blakeman]

Renke

It is a standalone server, therefore no browser runs on the machine.



On 28 Jan 2014, at 19:22, renke brausse <renke at mobtm.com> wrote:

> Hi Paul
>> The first one has been Tor itself where I have noticed (using Arm to monitor) that it has been downloading far more data than uploading. 
>> A ratio of say 5:1 — it hasn’t always been this way!
> [..]
>> Access to lovefim.com this weekend has now resulted in no longer able to stream and watch films.
>> I can log onto system but if I try and stream I get the error message “INVALID LOCATION.  Sorry, but the requested content is not available in your current location.”
>> Opened a service desk ticket but the response was “you are trying to stream from outside the UK”
>> WTF?????
> 
> Did you configure your browser to use your local Tor daemon as SOCKS
> proxy? Would explain both the upload/download ratio (normal web browsing
> is async) and a foreign (Tor exit) IP
> 
> Renke
> 
> 
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