"the difference between being a newbie and being on the cutting edge is only that a newbie accepts not knowing as proof of not being able to know." -someone, sometime ago.
i really want to encourage you to experiment, feel free to mail me if you think i can help with anything. also, if the privacy and anonymity needs are not purely academic, experiment a lot before committing to a setup. good luck! On 16 November 2012 05:46, Jerzy Łogiewa <jerz...@interia.eu> wrote: > Hi George, > > Yes I think much about IRC, but I am looking for some solution that is > easier on the setup for newbie user. :-) torchat is very simple but I wish > it support multiple people. I will also use cryptocat but I wanted a secure > download app. > > -- > Jerzy Łogiewa -- jerz...@interia.eu > > On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:51 AM, george torwell wrote: > > > hi, how about an IRC server running as a hidden service? > > you could even use ssl with it (but since the key has to be blindly > trusted > > by others, > > that doesn't add much over the encryption and prevention of MITM attacks > > that Tor will already provide you with.) > > people on the server who seek a private chat could use OTR on top of > that. > > and you get to use code that has been probably reviewed more than > cryptoCat. > > though that will probably change at some point. > > (that is not to be disrespectful of cryptoCat or anyone behind it!) > > > > plus you get the ability to handout users, have them use authentication, > > and ban whoever disrupts or infiltrates your server. > > i haven't seen these features with cryptoCat. (i may be wrong) > > _______________________________________________ > 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
