On 22/03/12 20:31, pro...@secure-mail.biz wrote: >> Does this advice apply if your torrent client can and does use a proxy >> properly? > > Short answer: Yes. Long answer: see below. > >> If so, why? > > Due to protocol leaks. > Read https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO
If your machine doesn't know its public IP address (because of NAT) and all of its outgoing TCP traffic is forced over Tor (using TransPort), and all of its non-TCP traffic is dropped, then it is safe from any such protocol leaks. -- Mike Cardwell https://grepular.com/ http://cardwellit.com/ OpenPGP Key 35BC AF1D 3AA2 1F84 3DC3 B0CF 70A5 F512 0018 461F XMPP OTR Key 8924 B06A 7917 AAF3 DBB1 BF1B 295C 3C78 3EF1 46B4
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