[tor-relays] Decision on Dedicated Server for Exit Node

[Steve Snyder]

I too had a bad experience with Baltic Servers.

I purchased a VPS from them on 03 Jan 2012, located in Lithuania, which 
I used for an exit node (using the Reduced Exit Policy of that time).

I paid for a year in advance, so I was reluctant to just walk away from 
them.

08 Jan: Received abuse complaint; given 24 hours to respond
21 Feb: Received abuse complaint; given 24 hours to respond
11 Apr: Received abuse complaint; given 24 hours to respond
20 Jun: Notice that IP was listed on opm.tornevall.org; addr was null-routed
20 Jun: Notice that IP was listed on tor.dan.me.uk; addr was null-routed
14 Aug: Notice that IP was listed on CBL; addr was null-routed
17 Oct: Notice that IP was listed on spamhaus.org; addr was null-routed
24 Oct: Notice that IP was listed on spamhaus.org; addr was null-routed
06 Nov: Received abuse complaint: addr was null-routed, and Baltic 
demanded 20 Eur and the re-nstall of the OS to unblock the IP address

I couldn't wait for that pre-paid year to be over.


On 11/21/2014 07:10 PM, Rafael Rodriguez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My personal experience with them was awful... but then again it could've
> just been my personal experience. I paid ahead of time for one "hybrid"
> server from BalticServers and I will try to avoid them at all cost
> (Total amount: 164.59 EUR) per month/ 6 months. They may have had
> improved their service over time though; I don't know but I won't put my
> money in again to find out.
>
> On 2014-11-21 18:45, Niklas Kielblock wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't say much about BalticServers in general, but their AS currently houses nine relays, two of which are exits (search compass.torproject.org for AS59642).
>> You're increasing diversity as long as you're not adding to the upper half of networks, so I think that should be fine.
>>
>> niklas
>>
>> On 22/11/2014 00:28, Libertas wrote:
>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 I've been looking for
>>> a budget dedicated server to host an exit node on, and the best
>>> option I've found is BalticServers. However, they're already listed
>>> on the GoodBadISPs wiki page, and because they're in Northeast Europe
>>> (Lithuania, to be precise) I'm concerned that their ISP already has
>>> more exit nodes than is healthy for network diversity. Is it a good
>>> idea to host another exit node there? If you think there's a better
>>> option, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me either publicly or
>>> privately. Thanks, Libertas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version:
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