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 michaelw...@yahoo.com.au 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

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

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 expose

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

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

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

[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

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 for

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

2012-03-10 Thread Robert Ransom
On 2012-03-10, andr...@fastmail.fm 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;

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 v0.2.2.35

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 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.

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 the.raccoo...@gmail.com 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