intrigeri: > Hi, > > adrelanos wrote (30 Sep 2012 22:25:31 GMT) : >> I am wondering about this line in /etc/default/htpdate: >> HTTP_USER_AGENT="$(/usr/local/bin/getTorbuttonUserAgent)" > > FTR, this is left from the times when htpdate did run wget in the > clear (without going through Tor). > >> Since you are also using curl and only download the header, does >> faking the Tor Button user agent provide any additional benefit? >> Couldn't the server quite easily distinguish from real Tor Button >> users and tails_htp curl users? > > It may be worse than what you are suggesting. > > If iceweasel + Torbutton rarely, if ever, sends HTTP HEAD requests, > then we should probably not pretend to be Torbutton. Does it?
The more software that pretends to be TorButton - the better, I think. All the best, Jacob _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
