Hi tup :-) --- tup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Applications that properly support SOCKS4A or SOCKS5 > also don't leak DNS requests. DNS leakage remains > a problem in every other situation. Personally I don't trust most apps to support Socks5 correctly. To error on the side of caution I use a local DNS server. IMHO Dns-Proxy-Tor is superior to all others...Great Job! > > Tor-Dns-Proxy can be run from command line or as a > > service. Unfortunitly, I am unable to run > > Tor-Dns-Proxy as a service becasue the service > > won't start. In my testes I ran it from command > > line. > > Actually, no matter how you invoke the Windows > binary > (win32/dns-proxy-tor.exe in the distribution), it > will always run as a service. Well, when I launch your app via. the command "start dns-proxy-tor.exe" and type "continue" in the resulting Dns-Proxy-Tor command window, then hit [Enter] your app lauches _without_ installing as a service and begins processing DNS quaries. I have verified this as "services.msc" doesn't show the service 'Dns-Proxy-Tor' if your app is started with the "continue" command as I described above. > The Windows "port" is really an afterthought since I > don't use Windows. In my testing, once installed > and started the service will permanently remain > in the "starting" state, never advancing to > "started". This is somehow related to the PAR > packaging, as it doesn't occur when running > perl directly. Regardless, dns-proxy-tor runs > normally despite the constant "starting" state. I was unaware that Dns-Proxy-Tor will process DNS quaries without showing "started", thanks for the tip. > > only problem I have with Tor-Dns-Proxy is the > > command line mode requires end-user input...You > > can't run "start Tor-Dns-Proxy" and have it > > launch, you need to type "continue" then it > > will begin routing the DNS quaries. > > What you're referring to must be something related > to Windows services and not to dns-proxy-tor in > particular. dns-proxy-tor itself is not interactive; > it accepts command line arguments and either > terminates or runs forever. Installing the service > is the only way I recommend using the provided > binary. I posted my fist email from memory and I just re-tested your app for clairifaction. When Dns-Proxy-Tor is started via. double-clicking the .exe or via. the command "start dns-proxy-tor.exe" the resulting Dns-Proxy-Tor command window offers an option to install the service (eg. type "install" and hit [Enter]). Or, an end user may type "continue" and hit [Enter] to start running Dns-Proxy-Tor _without_ installing it as a service. In the past I have used your app _without_ intalling it as a service because it would never show "started". I assumed it was not running properly and hence was not processing DNS quaries properly. This is why I mentioned typing "continue" to run it without installing it as a service. When I use the command "dns-proxy-tor.exe -start" Windows attempts to start the service (which takes 2-3 minutes) before I get the error Dns-Proxy-Tor failed to start. Because attempting to start the Dns-Proxy-Tor service takes 2-3 minutes I run your app without installing it as a service. But, when I launch your app without installing it as a service (via. the command "start Dns-Proxy-Tor.exe") the resulting Dns-Proxy-Tor command window _requires_ end-user input in the form of typing "continue" and the hitting [Enter] key. Unfortunitly, either method of lauching Dns-Proxy-Tor (as a service or not) requires processes I would rather avoid (eg. 2-3 minutes to process "-start" or typing "continue"). I really like your app and I like the fact Tor developers recommend it. I would really like to use it but the negative apects I have outlined prevent me from doing so. --------------------------------------- Are either of these two suggestions an option for Dns-Proxy-Tor: 1. Dns-Proxy-Tor running as a service: Is there a workaround/hack that could reduce the time it takes for Windows to attempt to start it as a service? I am uncomfortable with a 2-3 minute waiting period for Windows to give me the unable to start error. 2. Dns-Proxy-Tor _not_ running as a service: Would you update Dns-Proxy-Tor so that an end-user could launch it and have Dns-Proxy-Tor begin processing DNS quaries _without_ typing "continue" and hitting [Enter]? Maybe add an option to start your app with the parm "-continue"? For Eample: @ECHO OFF start Dns-Proxy-Tor.exe -continue exit -------------------------------------- I hope this email is clear and rational ;-) Anogeorgeo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
