• Fw: TOR relay or bridge on Tor 0.4.7.x: the 0.4.7 series is going EOL

    From D@21:1/5 to Yamn Remailer on Sun Mar 24 16:34:55 2024
    On Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:32:42 +0000, Yamn Remailer <noreply@mixmin.net> wrote: >In case it affects you as you are still running your relay or bridge
    on Tor 0.4.7.x: the 0.4.7 series is going EOL.
    The Tor Directory of Authorities are planning to reject relays
    running 0.4.7.x (EOL) in early April.
    If you're running an outdated Tor relay, please upgrade ASAP!
    Relay Search type:relay version:0.4.7 >https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/type:relay%20version:0.4.7%20

    (using Tor Browser 13.0.13) https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/type:relay%20version:0.4.7%20 >Relay Search
    type:relay version:0.4.7
    ...
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    ^^^

    wow! over six hundred tor relays facing end of life . . . notably, omnimix' built-in tor has been updated beyond the 0.4.7 series (since version 2.6.6, currently "customized version 0.4.9.0-alpha-dev" since version 2.7.1); and
    what about "dizum.com" domain expiry, now only 3 days . . . is that normal?

    (using Tor Browser 13.0.13)
    https://www.site24x7.com/tools/domain-expiry.html
    Domain Expiry Checker
    This tool helps you to check the expiration date of a domain as well as >calculates how many days are left for expiry. It also provides information >such as IP Address, Last Updated Date, Registrar Info and Registrar Expiry >Date.
    Domain Name
    Check
    Domain : dizum.com
    Status Available
    IP Address 45.66.35.249
    Creation Date Tue Mar 28 2000 12:55:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
    Expiry Date Thu Mar 28 2024 11:55:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
    Last Updated Date Thu Mar 30 2023 00:14:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
    Expiry Days Left 3
    Registrar Info MijnInternetOplossing B.V.
    Registrar Expiry Date Thu Mar 28 2024 11:55:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
    Permalink
    Why domain expiry?
    When a domain expires
    It becomes inactive and all services attached to it stop working.
    One cannot make any updates to that domain.
    A parking page takes its place. It severely affects your search engine
    rankings.
    Search engines won't understand if your site is down or if it's dead. They
    will attempt to crawl and check repeatedly. Eventually, your search engine
    rankings will drop.
    So it is important to know the expiration date of a domain.
    ...
    (c) 2024 Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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