This isn't a criticism, just trying to understand. I'm running debian .debs version of Tor & vidalia as a standard relay server.
I torify several browsers, such as Arora. Using Tor as a proxy doesn't work, I can't reach any sites. I turn off all proxies, then I can reach sites. I go to Tor check http://check.torproject.org/ to see what it shows & get this message: "Congratulations. Your browser is configured to use Tor." I can't understand how this status response could be accurate, since I disabled all proxies in the browser. Shouldn't it say my browser is NOT configured to use tor? It also gives me my computers IP, which, if Tor's not truly working I'd rather it not do. I'd rather it just let me know my browser was not going through Tor. Same thing has happened with a couple of other torified browsers. Everything works as it should when I use tor browser bundle, but only if I use included preconfigured browser firefox/namoroka. This seemingly incorrect feedback from tor check would most likely give people the idea that they're anonymous on the web when in fact they're not. Of course, this false sense of anonymity could be quite dangerous in some countries/situations. I'd hate to get the proverbial midnight knock on the door just because I can't figure out how to use the tor check site properly. Thanks, Bill _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
