On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 09:52 +1100, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:43:38 +1100
> Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > I've been running a node off-and-on for a few years, and tracking the
> > project. If noone else steps up I'd be happy to put something together
> 
> That would be great.
> 
> > (and don't forget about technologies like tor and privoxy too).
> 
> I had heard of Tor, but have no iead what it does.

http://www.torproject.org/ 
"Tor is a software project that helps you defend against traffic
analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom
and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and
state security. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around
a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world:
it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning
what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning
your physical location. Tor works with many of your existing
applications, including web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote
login, and other applications based on the TCP protocol."

> As for privoxy, I cannot forget about something I had never heard of
> before (and I do try to keep reasonably well informed about computer
> technology).

privoxy isn't all that relevant actually, my memory of it was a little
stale. http://www.privoxy.org/ - "Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy
with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying
web page data, managing HTTP cookies, controlling access, and removing
ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk."

-Rob
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