Re: [tor-relays] Few questions about relaying

2014-10-16 Thread Blaise Gagnon
Hey, me again ! After adjusting everything, and waiting a few days, I'm still "hibernating" and getting a mere 26Kb measured speed... I watched it closely and it got peeks up to 75Mb, but then dropped ... went up, then down etc ... Any idea ? 2014-10-11 15:40 GMT-04:00 teor : > Unless you

Re: [tor-relays] Unstable router

2014-10-16 Thread Rick
On 10/16/2014 01:22 PM, humbletoru...@safe-mail.net wrote: Hello guys, I'm hosting a tor relay at home. My router is a Fritz-Box (this one: http://avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-7362-sl/uebersicht/ ) and the internet connections is really unstable. Frequently the connection breaks. Not only

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Lluís
Very clear. I think I've got it. God bless good old plain text files !!! Lluís Spain On 10/16/2014 05:21 PM, Naja Melan wrote: >> By the way, applies the same to the already downloaded pdf docs ? > > yes. > > It applies to everything you download and feed to an application which > has interne

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:56:57AM -0700, Mike Perry wrote: > As a result of their claims not matching up to reality, I've been > debating writing a blog post warning about the various issues with > Anonabox I think a blog post teaching people about the issues is a fine plan. I was thinking somet

Re: [tor-relays] Obfuscated bridges and tor-arm

2014-10-16 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 01:12:44PM +0200, justaguy wrote: > Does the tor-arm tool display the used BW of the obfuscated bridge or >only the normal non obfuscated bridge? It should display the used bandwidth of the Tor program, which includes all the various ways that people can talk to it. That s

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Lluís
Whonix VM. I'm trying it out. Lluís Spain On 10/16/2014 06:13 PM, Mirimir wrote: > On 10/16/2014 04:21 AM, Lluís wrote: >> In the web page here: >> >> https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning >> >> advises us not to >> "... open documents downloaded through Tor while online" >

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Mike Perry
Andrew Lewman: > Perhaps a more constructive approach is to help define what the golden > standard for a true tor router should be at > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/Torouter. There are a > bunch of open tickets and design questions which need thought, research, > and solutions

Re: [tor-relays] Unstable router

2014-10-16 Thread Julien ROBIN
Hi, It's often complicated to find a new DSL router modem without loosing ISP's services like VoIP and dsl TV. But you have to do that in order not to encourage a bad work that doesn't deserve anything apart from garbage and "booo !!"s from customers. They are using standards protocols and ope

Re: [tor-relays] Unstable router

2014-10-16 Thread Tor Zilla
humbletoruser, I will give you my inputs to your first question. The simplest way to check if there is an issue with the router is to use a different one.. I personally use Netgear DGN1000 which is for a DSL connection and it works great for me. You can use any other if you want to check if th

[tor-relays] Unstable router

2014-10-16 Thread humbletoruser
Hello guys, I'm hosting a tor relay at home. My router is a Fritz-Box (this one: http://avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-7362-sl/uebersicht/ ) and the internet connections is really unstable. Frequently the connection breaks. Not only to the internet, also the local network is down till the ro

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Mirimir
On 10/16/2014 04:21 AM, Lluís wrote: > In the web page here: > > https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning > > advises us not to > "... open documents downloaded through Tor while online" > > Many technical manuals and scientific papers are written in > pdf format, and I usual

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Derric Atzrott
> Not everywhere does this, but coming from a Wikimedia background, I tend > to Assume Good Faith [1] wherever possible. It appears that they were > aware, so in this case it wasn't warranted, but I've found that assuming > good faith tends to lead to significantly fewer disputes. Forgot the link

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Derric Atzrott
>> Out of curiosity, has anyone reached out to the guys running the Kickstarter? > > Yes. I and others have been talking to August since last week, before > the article was published and kickstarter was launched. I see. That's unfortunate then. I'm glad someone did reach out to them though. It

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Grace H.
On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:31:44 -0400 "Derric Atzrott" wrote: > It's entirely possible that they are unaware of the lists or the > issues with their design. How is it possible for anyone planning to make a Tor router without being unaware of tor mailing lists? It looks like they were able to find P

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Andrew Lewman
On 10/16/2014 11:31 AM, Derric Atzrott wrote: > Out of curiosity, has anyone reached out to the guys running the Kickstarter? Yes. I and others have been talking to August since last week, before the article was published and kickstarter was launched. -- Andrew pgp 0x6B4D6475 https://www.torpro

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread Derric Atzrott
> Perhaps a more constructive approach is to help define what the golden > standard for a true tor router should be at > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/Torouter. There are a > bunch of open tickets and design questions which need thought, research, > and solutions. > > If someon

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Naja Melan
> By the way, applies the same to the already downloaded pdf docs ? yes. It applies to everything you download and feed to an application which has internet access and which might connect to the internet based on information within the file or the filename for that matter. For a more complete

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Lluís
Yes, I meant Evince Document Viewer. And about the built-in pdf reader, that vitually solves the issue. If a suggestion might be accepted, a description, or a mention, to the built-in reader in the TBB welcome page, might be useful to newbies. By the way, applies the same to the already download

Re: [tor-relays] Anonbox Project

2014-10-16 Thread I
[immured to dopey snipes] http://www.wired.com/2014/10/tiny-box-can-anonymize-everything-online/ ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Andrew Roffey
Lluís wrote: > In the web page here: > > https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning > > advises us not to "... open documents downloaded through Tor while > online" > > Many technical manuals and scientific papers are written in pdf > format, and I usually read them. Also, i

Re: [tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Andrew Roffey
Lluís wrote: > In the web page here: > > https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning > > advises us not to "... open documents downloaded through Tor while > online" > > Many technical manuals and scientific papers are written in pdf > format, and I usually read them. The rea

[tor-relays] Obfuscated bridges and tor-arm

2014-10-16 Thread justaguy
Does the tor-arm tool display the used BW of the obfuscated bridge or only the normal non obfuscated bridge? -Justaguy___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

[tor-relays] About TBB downloadings

2014-10-16 Thread Lluís
In the web page here: https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning advises us not to "... open documents downloaded through Tor while online" Many technical manuals and scientific papers are written in pdf format, and I usually read them. So my question is: Is it safe to downlo