Re: [tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-21 Thread Evan d'Entremont
Retain connection information within the network, or ourside? Either way, aren't they already logging tbat you'rw using tor? On Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 6:24 PM Tim Wilson-Brown - teor wrote: > > On 19 Jan 2016, at 04:53, Evan d'Entremont > wrote: > > What threat is Tor trying to defeat? Region lock

[tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-20 Thread Spencer
Hi, Yawning Angel: You can with the control port. Moving it to a first class feature would be a terrible idea for anyone that isn't a researcher Says a researcher (: Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https

Re: [tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-18 Thread Yawning Angel
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:26:04 -0800 Spencer wrote: > > > > Evan d'Entremont: > > ... select exit nodes ... > > > > It would be best if people could select their own path (: You can with the control port. Moving it to a first class feature would be a terrible idea for anyone that isn't a rese

Re: [tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-18 Thread Yawning Angel
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:53:47 -0400 "Evan d'Entremont" wrote: > Is there any reason why Tor doesn't select exit nodes which are as > close as possible to the intended host? The generic way to ask this question is "AS-aware path selection". One big general issue is, "there is no accurate map of how

[tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-18 Thread Spencer
Hi, > > Evan d'Entremont: > ... select exit nodes ... > It would be best if people could select their own path (: Wordlife, Spencer ___ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev

Re: [tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-18 Thread Tim Wilson-Brown - teor
> On 19 Jan 2016, at 04:53, Evan d'Entremont wrote: > > What threat is Tor trying to defeat? Region locking or nation states? If the > former, then great, select an exit country, or just use a VPN. If the latter, > perhaps that actual threat profile should be taken into account. > > Is there

[tor-dev] Entry/Exit node selection

2016-01-18 Thread Evan d'Entremont
What threat is Tor trying to defeat? Region locking or nation states? If the former, then great, select an exit country, or just use a VPN. If the latter, perhaps that actual threat profile should be taken into account. Is there any reason why Tor doesn't select exit nodes which are as close as po