So I'm using Tor for the first time in a project, but I'm finding I don't really understand it and can't find the right sort of documentation online. Can anybody help me understand:
1) How does Tor locate proxies? Is there some central database of Tor proxies that they register with on startup, and query at runtime? 2) How do you force it to switch IPs at runtime? I've tried sending "signal NEWNYM" and that seems to return OK, but only rarely does it actually change the IP. The only semi-reliable method I've found is to restart the tor process. 3) Are there solid Tor alternatives, especially any that incorporate NAT tunneling, or that provide a more programmatic interface (rather than a SOCKS/HTTP proxy)? Thanks! -david _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list p2p-hackers@lists.zooko.com http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers
