I always assumed that when I was getting this message it was because of a compromised exit node.
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:49 AM, bao song <michaelw...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Once upon a time, if one clicked on a non-html link (pdf, doc, etc.) one > got the warning that opening the document might unmask one. > > This warning is clearly valid for some documents, because they > automatically connect to web-based resources to download linked files and > images without going through Tor. > > If, however, one right-clicked and selected 'download', no warning > appeared, just the download dialogue box. > > Now, however, even if one right-clicks and selects 'download' the warning > usually appears. In earlier versions of TBB, the warning was sporadic, with > the TBB sometimes giving the warning, and sometimes giving the download > dialogue box, but now the warning seems to be consistent: try to download > any file, and TBB issues the warning that the user is about to open a file > that could unmask the user. > > And I suppose there is some validity here: if one downloads a file with > active links and then opens it, it may well automatically connect back and > inform who, exactly, is viewing that file. > > I don't think Word or Adobe Reader automatically connect external links > without warning the user, but I could be wrong. > > *** > > I would like to note that excessive security tends to convince the user > that all security is excessive, until users just click 'Ignore' to every > warning, so it is best if warning are limited to serious threats. > > So my question is: do Adobe Reader and Word document automatically connect > to download images and links without going through Tor, or do they just > display links that the users must activate to download the content and > thereby expose themselves? And if they give such warnings, why does TBB > warn users against downloading them? > > _______________________________________________ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk