Hi, I would like to ask if you're using the Tor Browser bundle with or without modification. When the new identity is used in Tor Browser (it's my understanding--please correct if wrong) that the circuits related to open tabs are allowed to close. This is because the NEWNYM signal is issued while also closing the connections for the currently open tabs. The existing circuits close naturally because they are already dirty. Then later tabs use new circuits and all is well in anonland.
A complication can arise when using other applications (like TorBirdy) with the Tor Browser bundle. The problem is some mail server connections fail to close and persist across new identities (NEWNYM) issued by Tor Browser. This makes later mail server connections appear to split with an existing connection through one exit and new connections through some other exit. Closing tabs in Tor Browser won't fix it. Closing circuits related to tabs won't fix it. What needs to happen is to have the existing mail server connection (having not closed on it's own) forcefully closed by closing the related circuit. I'm unclear if this is (partially) a fault of the mail server. I've seen the same behavior in other applications so it may also be a failure at the exit. If you see this problem increasingly occurring you might try setting up a Vidalia instance in parallel with the Tor Browser bundle. (I wouldn't normally suggest it except for troubleshooting). You would then be able to see the offending circuit held open. --leeroy -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
