[tor-relays] AirTor/ATOR continues to pester Tor relay operators, promising donations

[Leon D]

So they’re just a cryptocurrency mining company? I’m not 100% sure how they
are able to use Tor Relays to mine Cryptocurrency?

On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 at 11:53, Richie <richie at zuviel.org> wrote:

> ator.org actually works. They try to get Relay Operators to mine/receive
> their cryptocurrency through uptime, see https://docs.ator.io/ . Also
> some hardware plans regarding Wifi routers with preinstalled "ator"
> software/routing.
>
> Personally, i'd say "kill it with fire", but well, thats just me :)
> Nevertheless, i guess it could be helpful to make it clear also on
> behalf of torproject.org, that we're neither support nor endorse their
> plans and disencourage to use this stuff.
>
> greetz
> Richie
>
> Am 16.03.23 um 20:25 schrieb Christian Pietsch via tor-relays:
> > Dear Tor community,
> >
> > maybe the notes from the Tor relay operator meetup on March 4 should
> > have mentioned that a participant called AirTor was kicked from that
> > BBB conference.
> >
> > This happened because they were using “Tor” in their name and
> > continued to make dubious offers like the one below which just arrived
> > in my NGO's inbox. They did not send it to the e-mail address in the
> > ContactInfo of our Tor relays but a generic one. In BBB's text chat,
> > they offered to change their name “if thats best,” but as you can see,
> > they have not. Instead, the signed as ATOR – but that might be a typo.
> >
> > I am writing this to let you know that it's best to ignore e-mails
> > like the one below. In the meetup, Roger made it increasingly clear
> > that he does not believe that AirTor are acting in good faith.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Christian
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message -----
> >
> > From:   AirTor Team <team at airtor.org>
> > Message-ID:     <
> 1167510526.29240.1678981005095 at eu1.myprofessionalmail.com>
> > Subject:        Support for TOR relay associations
> > X-Mailer:       Open-Xchange Mailer v8.10.73
> > X-Originating-IP:       24.218.88.76
> >
> > Hello from ATOR!
> > We are a community driven initiative that provides recognition rewards to
> > supporters and operators in the TOR ecosystem.
> > We would love to recognize your efforts and the efforts of your relay
> > operators, and hear your opinions on the protocol we have in mind.
> > Please let us know if this is something of interest to you. We would
> also like
> > to donate to help your operation grow and remain active.
> > Thank you for your time, we hope to hear from you soon!
> > Sincerely,
> > ATOR team
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> >
> >
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