[or-cvs] r15321: Updated to flesh out some basics and to update gettor sectio (website/trunk/en)

[ioerror at seul.org]

Author: ioerror
Date: 2008-06-17 03:08:44 -0400 (Tue, 17 Jun 2008)
New Revision: 15321

Modified:
   website/trunk/en/finding-tor.wml
Log:
Updated to flesh out some basics and to update gettor section.


Modified: website/trunk/en/finding-tor.wml
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--- website/trunk/en/finding-tor.wml	2008-06-17 05:47:49 UTC (rev 15320)
+++ website/trunk/en/finding-tor.wml	2008-06-17 07:08:44 UTC (rev 15321)
@@ -6,41 +6,58 @@
 
 <h1>Tor: Finding Tor</h1>
 <hr />
-
 <p>
 Sometimes it's not possible to directly reach the <a
 href="https://www.torproject.org/">Tor Project website</a>. We're currently
-working on ways to help users fetch a current version of Tor without already
-having Tor.
+working on ways to help users find, download and install a current version of
+Tor without already having Tor. We know that these suggestions are imperfect
+but we hope that users will be able to find Tor indirectly if our website is
+blocked. If you're reading this from a search engines cache, directly from our
+website or by some other method, we hope these suggestions are helpful.
+Additionally, if you have ideas for how to improve these instructions, please
+<a href="<page contact>">contact us</a> and let us know.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Fetching Tor with Tor: Using your web browser</h2>
 <hr />
 <p>
-If you're already running Tor, you're able to download Tor securely over
-Tor. You should do this for your friends who don't already have Tor.
+If you're already running Tor, you're should be able to download a new Tor
+securely with your current Tor. You should do this for your friends who don't
+already have Tor. You can do this from our <a href="<page download>">download
+page</a> or from a download page on one of the many Tor <a href="<page mirrors>">mirrors</a>.
+Plese take care to  <a
+href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/VerifyingSignatures">verify
+the signature</a> of any downloaded package when possible.
 </p>
 
 <h2>With a little help from our friends: Using Mirrors</h2>
 <hr />
 <p>
-People who cannot reach the Tor website are encouraged to visit our <a href="<page mirrors>">mirrors</a> to
-download copies of our source code as well as binary builds for their
-specifically desired platforms. It is very imporant to <a
+A Tor mirror is a site that contains an exact copy of our main site.
+People who cannot reach the Tor website are encouraged to visit our <a
+href="<page mirrors>">mirrors</a> to download copies of our source code as well
+as binary builds for their specifically desired platforms. You may want to use
+a search engine to find mirrors if our mirror page is blocked or seemingly
+unresponsive. It is very imporant to <a
 href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/VerifyingSignatures">verify
-our cryptographic signatures</a> when using any mirror, we cannot ensure the
-safety or security of any package hosted on remote mirrors without such a
-signature.
+the cryptographic signatures</a> of our software when using any mirror. We
+cannot ensure the safety or security of any package hosted on remote mirrors
+without a signature. It's probably safe but a cautious user should check
+signatures if possible.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Fetching Tor via email: gettor</h2>
 <hr />
 <p>
-In the near future, we will provide an email gateway that will allow users on
-specific mail systems to fetch a copy of Tor. This means that users will have
-no obvious connection to the Tor Project when used in conjunction with our new
-briding feature. This service is not yet finished, please watch this space for
-updates.
+It is possible to get a copy of Tor by sending an email to a special email
+address: '<tt>gettor AT torproject.org</tt>'. This email system is a gateway
+that allows anyone who can send email to get a copy of Tor. Currently, we only
+support mail systems that we know
+don't mind large email attachments. Gmail and Yahoo! mail are two such mail
+services that are known to work. This is useful for users who can send email
+but have no other direct method of downloading Tor. A user only needs to tell
+us their Operating System (Windows XP? Mac OS X? Linux?). An email with the
+requested package will be sent shortly.
 </p>
 
 #include <foot.wmi>