XMission Protects Privacy

This server exists to facilitate privacy on the Internet. XMission believes individual privacy is essential to preserve freedom and liberty. Individual privacy is necessary to keep government and oppressive powers in check.

XMission customers are welcome to use this server for browser HTTP/HTTPS proxying via port 8118 or 443 and SOCKSv5 proxying via port 9050.

Network information regarding this node can be referenced from the Tor project's relay metrics here.

This is a Tor Exit Router


How Tor Works Diagram




Furthermore, this machine also serves as a carrier of email, which means that its contents are further protected under the ECPA. 18 USC 2707 explicitly allows for civil remedies ($1000/account plus legal fees) in the event of a seizure executed without good faith or probable cause (it should be clear at this point that traffic with an originating IP address of should not constitute probable cause to seize the machine). Similar considerations exist for 1st amendment content on this machine.


For more information, please consult the following documentation:

  1. Tor Overview
  2. Tor Abuse FAQ
  3. Tor Legal FAQ


You also have the option of blocking this IP address and others on the Tor network if you so desire. The Tor project provides a python script to extract all IP addresses of Tor exit nodes, and an official DNSRBL is also available to determine if a given IP address is actually a Tor exit server. Please be considerate when using these options. It would be unfortunate to deny all Tor users access to your site indefinitely simply because of a few bad apples.