Re: Using Pidgin with TOR

Ryan K wrote: TOR reports that Pidgin has a bug that results in DNS leaks when using What is TOR? I've never heard of a DNS leak before. Apparently it means that DNS is handled by the normal servers, rather than by those provided by some sort of anonymising proxy service. The presumption

Re: Using Pidgin with TOR

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 20:55, Ryan K travellintr...@hotmail.com wrote: TOR reports that Pidgin has a bug that results in DNS leaks when using XMPP.  If I use Pidgin with only other Pidgin users, do I require XMPP.  Can XMPP be disabled? What you're referring to is no longer an issue since

What's with all the hostility?

I am afraid that I do not know much about this type of thing. That is why I ask questions. It is very important to me however that I ensure my own security and the security of those I communicate with. It is a matter of freedom of speech. I sense some hostility in your reply. I'm not sure

Re: Using Pidgin with TOR

Regarding the second issue, XMPP is a protocol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP This may also be useful: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Protocol%20Specific%20Questions#XMPPJabberProtocol The point is, if you're communicating to your friends OVER XMPP, then disabling XMPP will disable

policy violation

I try to login and I get an error which says waterpoloc...@olark.com disconnected Policy Violation It has a red circular stop sign. I have the latest version and am sure of my username etc Can you help? Lesley ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to

Re: policy violation

Lesley Barrett spake unto us the following wisdom: I try to login and I get an error which says waterpoloc...@olark.com disconnected Policy Violation It has a red circular stop sign. I have the latest version and am sure of my username etc You need to take this up with olark. Ethan

adding new contacts/names to Pidgin

Hello, I have read and re-read the FAQ page and do not see how to add a new external IM contact to Pidgin. I see how to add avatars, and blocking and how to delete protocols - but no clear way to add someone new. When I go to Add Buddy is the buddy username the IM account (user's actual

Re: Using Pidgin with TOR

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 09:31, Isaac Witmer isaa...@gmail.com wrote: Regarding the second issue, XMPP is a protocol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP This may also be useful: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Protocol%20Specific%20Questions#XMPPJabberProtocol The point is, if you're

Re: What's with all the hostility?

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 08:21, Ryan K travellintr...@hotmail.com wrote: I am afraid that I do not know much about this type of thing.  That is why I ask questions.  It is very important to me however that I ensure my own security and the security of those I communicate with.  It is a matter of

Re: adding new contacts/names to Pidgin

Keith Chamberlain spake unto us the following wisdom: I have read and re-read the FAQ page and do not see how to add a new external IM contact to Pidgin. I see how to add avatars, and blocking and how to delete protocols - but no clear way to add someone new. When I go to Add Buddy is the

Pidgin + Kerberos

Hi all! I've installed pidgin in favour of other IM and because it was mentioned various times this thing does use kerberos if the server provides it. But: at various places it is mentioned, I could not find any Howto or preference to force pidgin to use kerberos while authenticating to my