Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-22 Thread Mike Cardwell
Scott Bennett wrote: While port 587 is the official standard port for email submission, it doesn't *require* the usage of SSL. GMail does however have this requirement. Also, I'd still personally prefer to use port 465 over port 587 for mail submission when both are available, purely

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Scott Bennett
On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:21:44 -0700 F. Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grant Heller wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help make it available to everyone,

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Mike Cardwell
Scott Bennett wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help make it available to everyone, especially those whose governments criminalize certain kinds of speech. I am

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Scott Bennett
On Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:11 +0100 Mike Cardwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Bennett wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help make it available to

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Mike Cardwell
Scott Bennett wrote: The standardised port for SMTP submission is 587. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol specifically Although some servers support port 465 for legacy secure SMTP in violation of the specifications Huh. Guess I'll have to look it up

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
On 2008-05-21 Scott Bennett wrote: On Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:11 +0100 Mike Cardwell wrote: Scott Bennett wrote: Any idea why gmail uses 587 instead of the standard smtps port, which is 465? I wouldn't unblock an smtps port and for the same reasons I leave the unencrypted smtp port (25)

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Dominik Schaefer
F. Fox schrieb: In addition to port 443, you might consider ports like 995 - used for secure POP3 - and 587, used for secure SMTP on Gmail. I just want to add, that the preferred way for encrypted POP3, IMAP, ACAP and maybe SMTP is to use the (old) standard port and issue a STARTTLS or STLS to

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-21 Thread Scott Bennett
On Wed, 21 May 2008 12:04:30 +0100 Mike Cardwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Bennett wrote: The standardised port for SMTP submission is 587. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol specifically Although some servers support port 465 for legacy secure SMTP in

Tor server for port 443

2008-05-19 Thread Grant Heller
Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help make it available to everyone, especially those whose governments criminalize certain kinds of speech. I am also aware of some of the

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-19 Thread Scott Bennett
On Mon, 19 May 2008 04:31:42 -0400 Grant Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to help make it available to everyone, especially those whose

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-19 Thread Grant Heller
On 5/19/08, Scott Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 19 May 2008 04:31:42 -0400 Grant Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? My rationale is fairly simple, I believe in free speech and want to

Re: Tor server for port 443

2008-05-19 Thread Nick Mathewson
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 04:31:42AM -0400, Grant Heller wrote: Can I get some feedback regarding the deployment of an exit node restricted to port 443? A port-443-only exit would definitely be useful. The usefulness of an exit is IMO basically what you allow, not what you restrict. -- Nick