I am in the uk and i too have problems with the Freenet Installer. When i run it i just get the message
"unable to launch the specified application". When choosing details i get the message "An error occurred while launching/running the application. Category: Invalid Argument Error Could not load file/URL specified: http://downloads.freenetproject.org/alpha/installer/freenet.jnlp"; I am in the uk and i can manaually access the .jnlp installer file. I have the most up to date java and have rebooted to make sure. I also had major problems with 0.5 but managed to install that by hand! Any help would be great but ill wait for the offline installer as that will save a great many problems!! Myles --- Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi, > > > I am located in China, where access to Freenet > downloads are blocked. I use a > proxy so am able to download through that, but the > installer does not include > all of the files and tries to download those itself. > This does not go through > the proxy, so it is blocked. > > Which version of freenet are you trying to use, 0.5x > or the 0.7 alpha? > > In the words of Matthew Toseland, lead developer, > "using 0.5x in china isn't > only a bad idea, it's impossible." It's a bad idea > because it's fairly easy for > a powerful adversary to harvest the network (build a > list of all freenet nodes), > and of course things like freenet are banned in > China. I suppose it's impossible > because they found a way to block it again e.g. by > recognising session bytes. > > The 0.7 alpha is *NOT* safe yet for dissident-grade > activities either. In > darknet operation it should be better than 0.5 > generally speaking provided your > peers are trustworthy, BUT there are still > considerable risks associated with > using alpha software with various features not > implemented yet e.g. MiTM attack > resistance. Also the installer is not yet made with > dissidents in mind, e.g. it > automatically opens the project website at the end! > > > Is there a package that includes all of the > necessary files for a simple > install on windows? How about posting some > instructions to help people like me > install? How about a torrent seed for this > build?Thanks. > > > > At the moment such a thing does not exist. It is > possible to make "offline" > installers for 0.7 that include everything, which > should happen at some point. > Again though, I have to stress that anyone who uses > alpha, unfinished anonymity > software in a freedom-hostile country is taking a > considerable risk. > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > [email protected] > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
