Re: [tor-talk] Need help -- File descriptors problem after update

2012-11-18 Thread grarpamp
> as root There's no need to run Tor as root. Use packet redirection or hack the kernel if you feel the need for a low port. > I don't know where the "992" number limit is coming from. We don't know what system you're using. Start looking either from init onwards, login.conf, rc, etc. Or from yo

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Andreas Krey
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:18:35 +, Andrea Shepard wrote: ... > > Servers doing the former deserve to be walked away from (to another > > provider), and admins of servers doing the latter are criminals, > > at least in my local jurisdiction. > > *boggle* criminal prosecutions for one's mail server

[tor-talk] Need help -- File descriptors problem after update

2012-11-18 Thread survivd
Hello, I recently updated to I just 0.2.3.24-rc, and when i view my server in arm, I see the following notice types on my tor processes: *desc: 888 / 992 (89%) 04:44:31 [ARM_WARN] Tor's file descriptor usage is at 89%. If you run out Tor will be unable to continue functioning. *It doe

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread dan jones
Hey Andrea, It's djon3s on twitter / malaparte on irc. If someone was looking for '2 years python / js experience' do you have any suggestions for a project that would unambiguously represent competence in this area? A subset of python compiled into JS perhaps? - dan jones Andrea Shepard: > O

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor TTFtalk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Julian Yon
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:40:11 -0800 SiNA Rabbani wrote: > The law enforcement needs a warrant to enter your home. So yep, at > least you'll know about it. > > I wonder if getting a warrant to pull a server from co-lo takes the > same amount of effort and paperwork as getting a warrant to enter >

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Andrea Shepard
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:53:10AM +, Julian Yon wrote: > On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:18:35 -0800 > Andrea Shepard wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 07:06:32PM +0100, Andreas Krey wrote: > > > > > > Servers doing the former deserve to be walked away from (to another > > > provider), and admins

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Julian Yon
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:18:35 -0800 Andrea Shepard wrote: > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 07:06:32PM +0100, Andreas Krey wrote: > > > > Servers doing the former deserve to be walked away from (to another > > provider), and admins of servers doing the latter are criminals, > > at least in my local juris

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor TTFtalk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Andrea Shepard
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 04:40:11PM -0800, SiNA Rabbani wrote: > The law enforcement needs a warrant to enter your home. So yep, at least > you'll know about it. > > I wonder if getting a warrant to pull a server from co-lo takes the same > amount of effort and paperwork as getting a warrant to ent

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor TTFtalk list)

2012-11-18 Thread SiNA Rabbani
The law enforcement needs a warrant to enter your home. So yep, at least you'll know about it. I wonder if getting a warrant to pull a server from co-lo takes the same amount of effort and paperwork as getting a warrant to enter someone's home? On Nov 18, 2012 4:26 PM, "Andrea Shepard" wrote: >

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Andrea Shepard
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 09:50:20AM +0100, Jérémy Bobbio wrote: > There are some clear advantages of running your own email server > regarding surveillance and overall control. > > If you have your own email server, you can decide of your logging > policy; and not necessarily keep a trace of all yo

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Andrea Shepard
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 07:06:32PM +0100, Andreas Krey wrote: > On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:41:12 +, Julian Yon wrote: > ... > > or dedicated server, or colocate a machine of your own in a datacentre. > > While in theory you could run a server off a cable or DSL line, I > > wouldn't recommend it. Ev

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread george torwell
true, but looking at the massive amounts of government's requests from say, google for inbox content. i would say that storing your own mail will help a lot. of course, i don't know the true magnitude of interceptions, and encryption is a must to hide content. but it seems to me that practically, t

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Julian Yon
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:50:20 +0100 Jérémy Bobbio wrote: > With Postfix and probably other mail servers, you can configure a > per server TLS policy. You can make sure that the communication with > SMTP servers used by your peers is properly encrypted (and not > MITM'ed). It makes interception a l

Re: [tor-talk] Private mail server (Was: i saw your response on the Tor talk list)

2012-11-18 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 05:41:12PM +, Julian Yon wrote: > Would I recommend it? No. Unless you want to do so for the learning > experience. SMTP is insecure by design; running your own server doesn't > do anything to prevent interception of messages, it merely gives you > another system to admi