Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread nasuno
I always assumed that when I was getting this message it was because of a compromised exit node. On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:49 AM, bao song wrote: > Once upon a time, if one clicked on a non-html link (pdf, doc, etc.) one > got the warning that opening the document might unmask one. > > This wa

Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread bao song
Once upon a time, if one clicked on a non-html link (pdf, doc, etc.) one got the warning that opening the document might unmask one. This warning is clearly valid for some documents, because they automatically connect to web-based resources to download linked files and images without going thr

Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread Ralf-Philipp Weinmann
On Mar 10, 2012, at 9:49 AM, bao song wrote: > I don't think Word or Adobe Reader automatically connect external links > without warning the user, but I could be wrong. Think of Word and PDF documents as potential connect-back shells; then you may understand the warnings better. -RPW ___

Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread Michael Zeltner
Excerpts from bao song's message of 2012-03-10 09:49:35 +0100: > So my question is: do Adobe Reader and Word document automatically connect to > download images and links without going through Tor, or do they just display > links that the users must activate to download the content and thereby expo

Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread Tor User0000
HI, I know what this message means, the question is why it is displayed when clicking on a download link. And it was not a pdf or something, it was an example with the TBB on the tor webpage. Maybe Mike can advise? Have a great day! :-) On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: > On

Re: [tor-talk] An external application is needed...

2012-03-10 Thread andrew
On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 03:17:46PM +, toruser0...@gmail.com wrote 0.8K bytes in 22 lines about: : I was always wondering why I get the following pop-up message when : downloading a file. And it does not happen all the time. Why it says that : an external app is needed when only opening the dow

Re: [tor-talk] tor debian repository for non x86 arch? (arm)

2012-03-10 Thread tagnaq
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 looks like we are going to see ARM (arch) .deb packages sooner or later: https://twitter.com/#!/torproject/status/176898932763394048 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iF4EAREKAAYFAk9bYF0ACgkQyM26BSNOM7a0VQD+J4dni1nJD0khInQTIa69x4ZW jXQDt76giRha+X0RqTQA/

[tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread andre76
In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following error/problem message appears in the log; Mar 1 02:45:41.518 [Notice] Tor v0.2.2.35 (git-f). This is experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running on NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS i686) Mar 1 02:45:41.519

Re: [tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:27:03AM +0100, andr...@fastmail.fm wrote: > In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following > error/problem message appears in the log; > > Mar 1 02:45:41.518 [Notice] Tor v0.2.2.35 (git-f). This is > experimental software. Do not rely on it f

Re: [tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread Robert Ransom
On 2012-03-10, andr...@fastmail.fm wrote: > In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following > error/problem message appears in the log; > Mar 1 02:45:53.090 [Warning] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 5%: > Connecting to directory server. (No route to host; NOROUTE; count 2; > r

Re: [tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread andre76
. On Sat, Mar 10, 2012, at 07:10 PM, Roger Dingledine wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:27:03AM +0100, andr...@fastmail.fm wrote: > > In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following > > error/problem message appears in the log; > > > > Mar 1 02:45:41.518 [Notice] Tor v0.2.

Re: [tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread andre76
. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Robert Ransom wrote: > On 2012-03-10, andr...@fastmail.fm wrote: > > In trying to access Tor while using a certain network the following > > error/problem message appears in the log; > > > Mar 1 02:45:53.090 [Warning] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 5%: > >

Re: [tor-talk] Can't access Tor network

2012-03-10 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 03:28:00AM +0100, andr...@fastmail.fm wrote: > > Have you tried using bridges? > > Yes, I have several bridges set already. Also, the Get Tor Bridges > button doesn't get any bridges- they must be obtained off the web > address in HELP. Ah. I bet your bridges are all down

Re: [tor-talk] Tor and HTTPS graphic

2012-03-10 Thread coderman
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:55 PM, The23rd Raccoon wrote: > ... > If you want me to analyze active timing attacks using similar Bayesian > analysis, that might be a taller order. as amused as i am by our favorite dumpster diver, this does bring to mind the need for datagram transport with multiplexe