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@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ relay.</a></li>

     account?</a></li>

     <li><a href="#WrongIP">My relay is picking the wrong IP address.</a></li>

     <li><a href="#BehindANAT">I'm behind a NAT/Firewall</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#OutgoingFirewall">How should I configure my outgoing filters?</a></li>

     <li><a href="#RelayMemory">Why is my Tor relay using so much memory?

     </a></li>

     <li><a href="#BetterAnonymity">Do I get better anonymity if I run a relay?

@@ -2332,6 +2333,28 @@ too.

     <hr>

+    <a id="OutgoingFirewall"></a>

+    <h3><a class="anchor" href="#BandwidthShaping">How should I configure

+    my outgoing filters?</a></h3>

+

+    <p>

+    Tor design assumes that any relay can reach every other relays. So

+    all <em>outgoing</em> connections must be allowed.

+    </p>

+    <p>

+    Tor is promoting free network access without interference.

+    Exit nodes must not attempt to filter any traffic coming from the

+    Tor network. Selecting outgoing traffic is likely to forfeit the

+    protections usually given to <em>common carriers</em> in many

+    jurisdictions.

+    </p>

+    <p>

+    Exit nodes which filter traffic will get the <a

+    href="#WhatIsTheBadExitFlag">BadExit</a> flag once detected.

+    </p>

+

+    <hr>

+

     <a id="BandwidthShaping"></a>

     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#BandwidthShaping">What bandwidth shaping

     options are available to Tor relays?</a></h3>