Most internet related programs can be configured to use Tor, but not necessarily in a totally anonymous way. Some programs still leak information about your IP, for example when doing DNS requests. But also, if the socks-proxy answers are too slow which happens frequently with TOR, programs that are mainly intended to be user friendly instead of secure may try to bypass the proxy setting and try to connect directly with a server if the latency is too high, if the transfer speed is too low or if there are frequent time-outs. All of this happens every now and then with Tor when you happen to get a "bad circuit" which slows everything down. But of course you're generally more anonymous while using Tor partially than by not using Tor at all, but be aware of the false sense of security this gives you. You might not be anonymous at all sometimes when you believe you're anonymous because of how the program is programmed to use proxies.
Just set the proxy setting like this if you want to use any program with Tor: - socks 5 (or socks 4a) - 127.0.0.1:9150 (if you use TorBrowserBundle. And it has to run in the background at the same time as you're using your mail program) - 127.0.0.1:9050 (if you prefer running on your relay's Tor port) I quickly checked the settings in (Sylpheed) Claws, and didn't find any proxy settings. But settings in the original Sylpheed are probably different from those in Claws. May my force be with you! /the God of thunder ;-) Missouri Anglers skrev 2013-08-31 22:22: > I have an email client (Sylpheed) that I use to download email from gmail and > others. > > Can this be configured to send/receive through the Tor network? > Where would I find information on doing this, assuming it can be done? > -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
