I am sorry to say that after more than 9 years of continuous service,
Tor node 0C3D5E19E3C75B505C8ACD26F89DCA2DF970553E is scheduled to cease
operations on 2025-09-30.
It has certainly been a good run and I am unhappy to see HORUS1 go dark,
but the costs for the dedicated machine can no longer be justified.
There were recurring abuse complaints forwared to me, by people who
don't understand that a non-exit Tor node poses no threat and even due
to IP packet spoofing, but that's something I was (and am) willing to
deal with. Alas, money is tight.
-Ralph
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I have received off-list reminders that using a VPS instead of a
dedicated server is an option. Thank you, I am aware of that.
The thing is that I have not (yet?) found a hosting provider with a
viable offer in terms of network traffic cost. Using a dedicated server
with a flat fee was cheaper for me than any VPS with metered traffic,
based on the volume of data node HORUS1 has been moving.
I could limit the bandwidth for Tor, but that is not an attractive
option. If one deals with abuse complaints anyway, it feels more
worthwhile doing it for a high volume node.
-Ralph
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I have received off-list reminders that using a VPS instead of a
dedicated server is an option. Thank you, I am aware of that.
The thing is that I have not (yet?) found a hosting provider with a
viable offer in terms of network traffic cost. Using a dedicated server
with a flat fee was cheaper for me than any VPS with metered traffic,
based on the volume of data node HORUS1 has been moving.
I could limit the bandwidth for Tor, but that is not an attractive
option. If one deals with abuse complaints anyway, it feels more
worthwhile doing it for a high volume node.
I am sorry to say that after more than 9 years of continuous service,
Tor node 0C3D5E19E3C75B505C8ACD26F89DCA2DF970553E is scheduled to cease
operations on 2025-09-30.
Thank you for helping us all! In particular while facing all the hostility from ignorant people. Best wishes.
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Thank you for helping us all! In particular while facing all the
hostility from ignorant people. Best wishes.
I appreciate the sentiment. Also, I don't want to give up on a
worthwhile cause like Tor altogether. As a fellow operator wrote, nodes
limited to lower traffic volume are also useful. I'll have see what is
still possible with a reduced budget.
-Ralph
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In particular while facing all the hostility from ignorant people. Best wishes.