Directory servers for a subset of Tor routers

[nobledark at hushmail.com]

Thanks - I'll let you know what I ultimately come up with...

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:37:10 -0400 Ringo Kamens 
<2600denver at gmail.com> wrote:
>Depending on your style, you might like moblock (linux port of 
>peer
>guardian), squid, iptables, or some other blocking programs. I've
>never engaged in such an intensive blocking scheme but if you go
>through with this I'd love to hear your report back and I don't 
>think
>I'm the only other person who is interested in this. Basically, 
>you
>have to use an IP-geo database to do this but even those aren't
>foolproof. Looks like there might be some help available at
>http://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter/2004-
>September/056081.html
>Good luck,
>Comrade Ringo Kamens
>
>On 8/5/07, nobledark at hushmail.com <nobledark at hushmail.com> wrote:
>> *nix...
>>
>> Thanks..
>>
>> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:01:30 -0400 Ringo Kamens
>> <2600denver at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >You would need an external application in order to do that. 
>Would
>> >you
>> >be doing this on Windows or *Nix?
>> >Comrade Ringo Kamens
>> >
>> >On 8/5/07, nobledark at hushmail.com <nobledark at hushmail.com> 
>wrote:
>> >> Thanks Comrade - so blocking connections from other
>> >countries...is
>> >> that something that is built into Tor or would I need a 3rd
>> >party
>> >> solution? I think i already saw how to prevent the dir server
>> >from
>> >> advertising itself to the rest of the Tor network in the man
>> >pages
>> >> (yeah, really wouldn't want to screw anyone else up) but not 
>so
>> >> sure on the geographical part.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again...
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:25:59 -0400 Ringo Kamens
>> >> <2600denver at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >I think this is possible with a little hacking of the code. 
>If
>> >you
>> >> >don't want to make you own version of tor (a bad idea to 
>begin
>> >> >with)
>> >> >you could run an authoritative dir server and then just 
>block
>> >> >connections to certain countries. Just make sure you 
>configure
>> >> >your
>> >> >server NOT to advertise that information to other 
>directories.
>> >> >Comrade Ringo Kamens
>> >> >
>> >> >On 8/4/07, nobledark at hushmail.com <nobledark at hushmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Question, is it possible to set up private directory 
>servers
>> >and
>> >> >> make available only a portion of the available Tor 
>routers?
>> >For
>> >> >> example, if you only wanted to make routers that were 
>online
>> >in
>> >> >the
>> >> >> U.K. or France available to users who got their info from
>> >these
>> >> >dir
>> >> >> servers, can that be done?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I know you can set entry and exit nodes but this only
>> >addresses
>> >> >> part of the question and is too static for this example. 
>I've
>> >> >seen
>> >> >> some info on Blossom but don't know if that will do it
>> >either.
>> >> >If
>> >> >> it can't be done or there are other problems, does anyone
>> >have
>> >> >any
>> >> >> other ideas or suggestions?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks...
>> >> >>
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