On 12/22/2016 06:00 AM, laurelai bailey wrote: > Then i completely misread the previous threads. That happens sometimes o_o
Well, you didn't _completely_ misread the thread. By default, users will be installing a version of Tor which can be configured to run single-hop onion services. Alternatively, there could be separate versions. Perhaps someone could explain why that option was rejected. > On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 6:54 AM, Alec Muffett <alec.muff...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On 22 December 2016 at 11:21, laurelai bailey <laurelaist...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Which is exactly why you should have this feature as it is. You say its >>> insulting to users, we say the actual reality of the situation is that >>> people use TOR who arent computer experts and sane defaults are a needed >>> thing, to help keep people safe. Dissidents and vulnerable people use >> this >>> service, you cant expect them all to be experts and you cant treat them >>> like they are, because they arent. >>> >> >> Hi Laureai, >> >> This is a server-side feature, not a tor-browser feature, so will not be >> seen nor touched by >99% of Tor users. >> >> The default is "off". >> >> The enablement means hand-editing a flat text file, and adding two, >> separate, magical commands to it. >> >> Both of which are named to suggest "this feature is about making the >> webserver that you are about to set up, somewhat less anonymous". >> >> And which doubtless will be documented as such. >> >> Given this, I believe that the bigger issue, server side, is highlighted by >> Sarah Jamie Lewis' tweetstorm, earlier today, which I highly recommend, >> albeit a long read across multiple tweets: >> >> https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/811769153220509700 >> >> ...that a substantial, perhaps overwhelming, source of security risk is >> from people using software in "default" configurations. >> >> Rather than "extremely non-default configurations" as above. >> >> I am trying to help fix this latter issue. Would you like to help, assist, >> or provide aid, and thereby benefit the people who use Tor? >> >> For instance, set up an onion site using the above basic configuration, and >> test it? >> >> - alec >> >> * >> https://github.com/alecmuffett/the-onion-diaries/ >> blob/master/basic-production-onion-server.md >> >> >> >> -- >> http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/aboutalecm >> -- >> tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org >> To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk >> -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
