So what would be an advised way to make sure tor is 100% up to date, besides the update command? Thank you.
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:13 PM teor <t...@riseup.net> wrote: > > On 20 Sep 2018, at 07:02, Keifer Bly <keifer....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > A few days ago, I upgraded my version of tor from 0.3.3.9 to tor 0.3.4.8. > I noticed, however, that tor does not tell me when a new version is > available. But in the past when I was a few versions behind, it popped up > with a message saying “WARNING: this version of tor is out of date or no > longer recommended.” > > > > So, I am just wondering, why is it that the tor software warns when the > current version is “no longer recommended” but does not warn when an update > is available? > > > *From: *teor <t...@riseup.net> > *Sent: *Wednesday, September 19, 2018 5:04 PM > > Tor only warns about obsolete versions. > > It doesn't warn when there is a new release or "new in series" version > available. > > > > Definitions here: > > https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/version-spec.txt#n53 > > > On 20 Sep 2018, at 12:56, Keifer Bly <keifer....@gmail.com> wrote: > > So does this mean any version of tor is safe to use as long as it is not > considered “obsolete”? Thanks. > > > Sometimes, a supported releases series will have serious security bugs. > > When we fix those bugs, we "un-recommend" that version, and recommend > the newer versions in that series. > > So please don't run "obsolete" or "un-recommended" Tor versions. > > T > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >
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