Thank you for your information. I uninstalled the "PirateBrowser". Instead I downloaded the Browser bundle from https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
I hope this will get me started on the Tor network. Thanks again. Rusty > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 05:58:22PM -0500, Missouri Anglers wrote: > > I downloaded and installed "PirateBrowser" which is a Firefox browser > >configured to use vidalia/tor. > > Not quite -- it is a bundle that includes a variety of software > including Firefox, Vidalia, and Tor, configured in the way they wanted > to configure it. > > Specifically, don't be confused into thinking this is a Tor product, > or that it will keep you safe in some particular way. > > In fact, they even have a disclaimer saying that it's not an anonymity > tool. And in this case that's not just a disclaimer, it's an accurate > statement. > > > I assume this is simply just a browser set up to use an anonymous proxy? > > From what I heard (it's Windows-only so I haven't tried running it or > decompiling it to find out what it is really), it includes Foxyproxy, > configured to only go through Tor for a select set of sites that are > commonly censored. The rest of the sites bypass Tor. > > > I am not exactly a beginner when it comes to using anonymous proxies. > > I have been gathering proxy lists, scanning them with software to see if > > they are valid/anonymous and configuring my browser to use them for years. > > However I am no expert. > > > > This Vidalia/Tor has me confused. > > Again, please remember this is somebody else's program, called Pirate > Browser, and not anything made by Tor. Though it does include tools > written by Tor, but tools-written-by-Tor only perform the way Tor had > in mind if you configure them that way. > > > The program loads, connects to the Tor network and everything looks and > > acts well. > > However when I check my stats at various websites that I use such as > > (http://www.lagado.com/proxy-test) > > my IP address is revealed along with my ISP amd other accurate information. > > > > I also checked https://check.torproject.org/ and it says that it is not > > working. > > That sounds compatible with my Foxyproxy theory above. > > Hope that helps, > --Roger > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- Missouri Anglers <[email protected]> -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
