[xtacy]

But unlike an IP address based blacklist, this should be relatively easy to bypass, right? A BitTorrent like infrastructure, run purely by people for the people. Or a HTTP based DNS resolution, as long as it can be bootstrapped.

[mike-cardwell]

https://www.torproject.org/

[xtacy]

The thing is that running ToR requires much more bandwidth than running a DNS server. So, people may not mind running a DNS server on their computer, as replies fit within a single packet (it was designed that way).

[gasull]

Not really. If the exit Tor node is within the US you won't be able to reach the blocked domain.

On the other hand, a free DNS from overseas should work.

[mike-cardwell]

You can configure Tor to exit from a specific set of countries, or to exclude a specific set of countries from the exit list.

[gasull]

You are right. Maybe Tor should be configured by default to work that way.

Do you have a .torrc that makes Tor to exit from non-censorship countries? I would like to use it.

Alternatively, do you have a list of non-censorship countries?

NB: If you run a Tor hidden service remove it from your torrc before posting it.

[mike-cardwell]

I don't have such a list no. However, the configuration option is quite simple. If you wanted to block China, Russia and the US, you'd simply add this to your torrc:

ExcludeNodes {cn},{ru},{us}

[gasull]

Thanks.