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Old October 20th 16, 05:31 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Bill Moinihan
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Default Does a Tor for all ports exist for Windows?

Does a free Tor for all ports easy installation exist for Windows?

I found and tried a free Tor-for-all-ports for Android:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbot

It was so easy to install and use that it emboldened me to try to install it
on Windows, but I can't find Orbot for Windows.

Maybe it has another name on Windows?

Note that I have been using the tor browser bundle, which "is" a free and
easy browser on Windows, but it's only useful mainly for the web ports.

I want to use it for nntp ports, and any other ports as needed.

There are lots of free VPN sites which work for all ports, but that's not
what the question is because VPN and Tor are two different things.

I'm sure with lots of effort, Tor can be set up from scratch for all ports
on Windows (which includes programs and protocols which I don't really
understand such as socks, polipo, vidalia, etc.).

But this question is not about setting up Tor for all ports on Windows from
scratch (I guess, it will be if there is no other way!).

This question is only asking if an easy free installation of
Tor-for-all-ports exists for Windows like it does already exist for Android.

Does a free Tor for all ports GUI exist for Windows?
What is the name of that program so that I can try it out?
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Old October 21st 16, 02:01 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Paul[_32_]
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Default Does a Tor for all ports exist for Windows?

Bill Moinihan wrote:

Does a free Tor for all ports easy installation exist for Windows?


TOR makes no sense for LAN traffic. You want the SMB ports
to be routed locally. If you're transferring a 10MB file from
one PC to the other, you don't want to wait half-an-hour while
it goes through your $20 a month ADSL connection. That transfer
would also impact your other TOR activities.
_______
My LAN ---------/ Tor \
PC #1 | Net |
| Work |
My LAN ---------\_______/
PC #2

When you use something like TOR Browser, then that's
a specific solution for a specific problem, going out
on a particular port. Think of all sorts of problems
communicating with Internet devices, that need a TOR
treatment. This sort of thing makes sense. Or doing
movie downloads perhaps, a TOR network is a good way
to do that.
_______
My LAN --------/ Tor \--- Dark Net, TorBrowser --- Servers etc
PC #1 | Net |
| Work |
\_______/

Just like selective use of VPNs makes more practical
sense than blanket use of VPNs. You don't want all your
LAN traffic to go through the VPN. You want your LAN traffic
to be routed locally, not have public IP addresses slapped
on it as the destination, then hairpin turn and return.

Anyone with the skill to write such an application,
also has the skill to do the traffic analysis.

Paul
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Old October 21st 16, 02:54 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Mr. Man-wai Chang
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Default Does a Tor for all ports exist for Windows?

On 10/21/2016 12:31 AM, Bill Moinihan wrote:
Does a free Tor for all ports easy installation exist for Windows?

I found and tried a free Tor-for-all-ports for Android:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbot


I really think you should blacklist Tor and other similar projects and
effort. I dunno why one would wanna use it...

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Old October 21st 16, 05:51 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Big Bad Bob
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Default Does a Tor for all ports exist for Windows?

On 10/21/16 06:54, Mr. Man-wai Chang so wittily quipped:
On 10/21/2016 12:31 AM, Bill Moinihan wrote:
Does a free Tor for all ports easy installation exist for Windows?

I found and tried a free Tor-for-all-ports for Android:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbot


I really think you should blacklist Tor and other similar projects and
effort. I dunno why one would wanna use it...


you're kidding, right?

Tor has U.S. gummint support for one main reason: to ensure that people
in countries (like China) where the intarweb is filtered can STILL
engage in activities that their gummints might not like, such as freedom
of speech. It's a 'national interest' thing to promote freedom
worldwide, though I expect Mrs. Clinton might not approve if SHE is
elected...

So yeah, using the Tor network to avoid being TRACKED (by ads,
criminals, whatever), or to avoid political oppression - that would be
TWO reasons to use it.

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