On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:44, Marktplaats Marktplaats <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pidgin, > > I really like your program, but I am only using it because I think it hides > my IP like other web messenger from people who use netstan -n to see my IP. > So my question is... Does pidgin really hide's / encrypts my IP so other > contacts in my list can't find it when the send me a file or something...
No, not necessarily. Whether or not your buddies can tell what your IP address is will vary according to the protocol and what you do. > Is the connection between my and the contact through a pidgin server which > hides my IP ? Also when they send me a file? No, there is no "pidgin server", pidgin is just a client that connects to the same servers as other clients. > > Next question: When someone send me a file, I can't see it... Also I can't > see the pictures which they send... Presumably this is with MSN, in which case it is a known issue. -D _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
