On Wed, 2016-08-03 at 16:23 +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 12:49:57AM -0500, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
On Wed, 2016-08-03 at 12:46 +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Witness also the subtly extreme rebukes against anyone who suggests using bittorrent over Tor - not by the head honcho email addys, but such suggestions consistently draw out a spitting snake in response.
There is a good reason for this: such requests have the potential to completely overwhelm the Tor network.
So sayeth the sooth sayer, blandly parroting Tor Inc propaganda.
Listen, twit, I work for neither the Tor Project nor the US Government and it is deceptive to imply that I do (like you have). This is not propaganda. There are good technical and ethical reasons to not use Tor for BitTorrent data. It's the same reason that you're okay (from a social, ethical standpoint anyway) filling up your water bottle from the river, you're okay getting water for your whole campsite with 10 people from the river, but pulling a Nestlé and scooping the river dry is not (even if you're not selling the water at a profit).
And always be highly cautious of all who proclaim authority.
I don't proclaim authority. I just give advice and spread the truth. -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com>