Re: Sent e-mails going into spam folders.

2011-02-07 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/7/2011 4:17 PM, Jon wrote: I don't have any problems generally. It depends on what is in the body of the email and what one's filters are. *** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-05 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/4/2011 6:15 PM, Curious Kid wrote: You seem to have the misconception that Tor only uses one circuit at any given time, ... Tor builds several circuits that you can use at any given time. I think three is default... I understood there were several circuits for nodes in the middle, but

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-04 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/3/2011 10:23 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:21:34 -0500 Aplin, Justin Mjmap...@ufl.edu wrote: On 2/3/2011 8:28 PM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: I am using Torbutton. It is supposed to Torrify Firefox - yes? In a roundabout way, yes. Torbutton forwards Firefox traffic to Polipo

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-04 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/4/2011 8:52 AM, Geoff Down wrote: I understood that Firefox couldn't be trusted to not leak DNS requests, hence the need for an HTTP proxy like Polipo. I'm running an old version of Firefox though - are the newer ones fixed in this regard? GD Good point. Don't know if Fx is fixed on

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-04 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/4/2011 9:43 AM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: This just in! I discovered Polipo wasn't configured to start w/ Tor, as of today. Don't know what happened. When install the bundle, usually sets up Polipo up automatically (did in past Vidalia bundle vers.). So, set it up thru Vidalia UI

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-04 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/4/2011 2:42 PM, cmeclax-sazri wrote: robots.txt is a file put on some websites as a directive to robots. If you run a wiki, and you want only current versions, not the hundreds of previous versions of every page, indexed, you could put a directive in robots.txt, or label the pages

Re: IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-03 Thread Joe Btfsplk
The 2nd option of Torbutton under PrefsSecurityCache, Block disk and memory cache access during Tor, may be the answer. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.memory.enable Don't know what would have to do to clear mem cache from Fx activity - shut down computer? (assuming memory

IP address blocked on certain site

2011-02-02 Thread Joe Btfsplk
Using latest stable Vidalia / Tor bundle for Win (Vista x64). Never really had this prob before installing latest ver, but could be coincidence. When using Tor/ Torbutton, only one site gave message (to the effect) the IP address you're using has been determined to be abusing this site ? /

Re: New Bundle Version 1.3.10

2010-11-02 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 11/2/2010 3:01 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:22:07 + Erinn Clarker...@torproject.org wrote: NoScript - majority of options are disabled Erinn, I'm not sure what you meant there. Did you mean that NoScript disables the majority of Firefox options? Or that

Re: Hints and Tips for Whistleblowers - their comments on Tor and SSL - I don't understand.

2010-10-28 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 10/28/2010 1:11 AM, Matthew wrote: On 28/10/10 00:41, Joe Btfsplk wrote: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#WhyisitbettertoprovideahiddenserviceWebsitewithHTTPratherthanHTTPSaccess

Re: Hints and Tips for Whistleblowers - their comments on Tor and SSL - I don't understand.

2010-10-27 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 10/27/2010 1:19 PM, Matthew wrote: Hello, There is a Hints and Tips for Whistleblowers Guide available at http://ht4w.co.uk/. Thanks for the link. -How on earth can it be mistaken to insist on using https:// encryption? Why would using https:// betray the real IP addresses?

Re: Hints and Tips for Whistleblowers - their comments on Tor and SSL - I don't understand.

2010-10-27 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 10/27/2010 2:35 PM, krishna e bera wrote: The bad advice may be a misinterpretation or poor rephrasing of this advice in the Tor FAQ Wiki: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#WhyisitbettertoprovideahiddenserviceWebsitewithHTTPratherthanHTTPSaccess

Re: Excessive scrubs

2010-10-20 Thread Joe Btfsplk
So I won't make same 'mistakes' as Jon, please explain what you mean by: please learn to edit followups in-line, i.e., stop top-posting [Isn't top posting the way most forums work? I'm guessing protocol is diff because it's a mailing list?? I haven't used mailing lists that much.] and,

Re: several Tor crashes

2010-10-18 Thread Joe Btfsplk
up to the Tor appdata folder. I haven't played with Vista permissions, though, so YMMV. Let us know how it turns out, and what fixes it. ~Justin Aplin On Oct 15, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: since upgrading to Vidalia 0.2.2.17a couple days ago, Tor has crashed 2x now after running

several Tor crashes

2010-10-15 Thread Joe Btfsplk
since upgrading to Vidalia 0.2.2.17a couple days ago, Tor has crashed 2x now after running for quite a while each time. Crashes were an hr? or more apart. Seemed to be running fine during those times, up to the crashes. Rarely did I ever have Tor stable versions crash in past (over many

Re: Tor network connections constantly building / failing

2010-10-14 Thread Joe Btfsplk
is upgrading to Firefox 3.6.10. My non Tor DSL speeds are still good. On 10/13/2010 4:55 PM, Mike Perry wrote: Thus spake Joe Btfsplk (joebtfs...@gmx.com): What I'm seeing is completely ABnormal from what I've seen for 1 - 2 yrs, over several Tor / Vidalia versions. I often looked at network maps

Tor network connections constantly building / failing

2010-10-13 Thread Joe Btfsplk
Recently noticed Tor being slower than usual network map shows MANY new connections building, then failing VERY quickly. (within a sec or so). Does this constantly - one connection after another. Using Vidalia 0.2.1.26-0.2.9; Torbutton 1.2.5. Sometimes there are at least 3 connections

Re: Tor network connections constantly building / failing

2010-10-13 Thread Joe Btfsplk
What I'm seeing is completely ABnormal from what I've seen for 1 - 2 yrs, over several Tor / Vidalia versions. I often looked at network maps - was never like this. 1) What I described about connections constantly (RAPID fire - dozens, one after another) building, then immediately after

Re: Tor network connections constantly building / failing

2010-10-13 Thread Joe Btfsplk
What I'm seeing is completely ABnormal from what I've seen for 1 - 2 yrs, over several Tor / Vidalia versions. I often looked at network maps - was never like this. 1) What I described about connections constantly (RAPID fire - dozens, one after another) building, then immediately after