[tor-talk] torchat for chat room?

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Just my personal 2c.   I've installed Chatzilla into the Tor Bundle.  It 
was easy and since it pulls the proxy information from Firefox, I did 
not have to configure anything.  And from What I can tell it does not 
leak personal information.


On 11/16/2012 07:30 AM, george torwell wrote:
> "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 <jerzyma at 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 -- jerzyma at 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)
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