<div class='by' style='font-style: italic;'>by tlhIngan ( 30335 )</div>
<div class='comment_content'><p></p><p>> You can run something like a Linode instance pretty cheaply and get more IPs. I've run a highly restricted exit node in the past (low bandwidth, select ports), and I've had the same problems with you if I try to use my Linode as a web proxy. My most recent problem has been with Shut Up and Sit Down RSS feeds, which are blocking my host :-\</p><p>And that's just because no matter how noble the cause, idiots will just ruin it. You don't need a list of Tor exit nodes because if you run a reasonably popular website, you'll find out quite rapidly what they are and auto-blacklist t hem.</p><p>It's why CDNs like CloudFlare block Tor - the abuse from Tor exit nodes ensures that whatever trigger you use, it'll be triggered and you'll end up blocking it. It's not like it's done deliberately - you don't have to seek out new Tor exit nodes. They just make themselves known.</p><p>I'd even venture to say if you want to allow Tor traffic, you have to whitelist them specifically It's not that Tor is bad, it's just that it's got a bunch of bad actors that really do ruin it for those who need it.</p></div>
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<div class='by' style='font-style: italic;'>by tlhIngan ( 30335 )</div>
<div class='comment_content'><p></p><p>> You can run something like a Linode instance pretty cheaply and get more IPs. I've run a highly restricted exit node in the past (low bandwidth, select ports), and I've had the same problems with you if I try to use my Linode as a web proxy. My most recent problem has been with Shut Up and Sit Down RSS feeds, which are blocking my host :-\</p><p>And that's just because no matter how noble the cause, idiots will just ruin it. You don't need a list of Tor exit nodes because if you run a reasonably popular website, you'll find out quite rapidly what they are and auto-blacklist t hem.</p><p>It's why CDNs like CloudFlare block Tor - the abuse from Tor exit nodes ensures that whatever trigger you use, it'll be triggered and you'll end up blocking it. It's not like it's done deliberately - you don't have to seek out new Tor exit nodes. They just make themselves known.</p><p>I'd even venture to say if you want to allow Tor traffic, you have to whitelist them specifically It's not that Tor is bad, it's just that it's got a bunch of bad actors that really do ruin it for those who need it.</p></div>
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