On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Ileana <ile...@fairieunderground.info> wrote: > > Hello, > > Pidgin 2.10.6 (libpurple 2.10.6) > 4cfe697ea3ae39a4fb3dad8e3ed1c70855901095 > > I am trying to connect to Tor using Pidgin. I am having a connection > issue. Of the three proxy options socks4, socks5, and > tor/privacy(socks5), it seems I should be using tor/privacy(socks5). > > This issue has come up on some Tor lists. > > Can someone explain exactly what is the difference between Tor/Privacy > Socks5, and just Socks5, and whether you believe Pidgin to preserve the > anonymity?
The difference is that the Tor/Privacy proxy will disable various other pieces of functionality (e.g. DNS queries) instead of just proxying actual connections through a proxy. If you have pidgin configured appropriately (e.g. disabling UPnP, etc) we're not aware of any leakage of information to someone listening between you and the proxy endpoint. > And also, my question as to why on my system, socks 5 works, but > Tor/Privacy(Socks5) results in "SSL connection error" almost > immediately (i.e. I don't think it is even making any network activity, > it just immediately displays the SSL connect error. Setting "Socks5" > works fine. You didn't provide any context to the specific issue, but the likely reason for this particular error is that the Tor/Privacy Socks5 mode will prevent DNS queries from occurring and this probably has the effect of preventing you from determining the correct server to connect to (e.g. a DNS SRV lookup is necessary to connect to the appropriate XMPP server for a number of domains unless you specify a Connect Server manually). -D _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support