Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of -the settings.
+the settings. Tor is now installed.After installing Tor, you should install privoxy, which is a filtering web proxy -that integrates well with Tor. Privoxy will appear in your system tray: +href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy (click on 'recent releases', +then scroll down to the Win32 installer packages). Privoxy is a filtering +web proxy that integrates well with Tor. It will appear in your system +tray:
@@ -62,14 +64,16 @@ thing, to hide your SSL traffic:
Using privoxy is necessary because Mozilla leaks your -DNS requests when it uses a socks proxy directly. Privoxy also gives -you good html scrubbing.
+href="http://tor.freehaven.net/cvs/tor/doc/CLIENTS">browsers leak your +DNS requests when they use a socks proxy directly, which is bad for +your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your +web requests, and also blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.To test if it's working, go to http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy -and see what IP it says you're coming from. -
+href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">this site and see +what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the +junkbusters +site instead.)If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to diff --git a/doc/tor-doc.html b/doc/tor-doc.html index 7ed9a53745..a887a0c140 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc.html @@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ DNS requests when it uses a socks proxy directly. Privoxy also gives you good html scrubbing.
To test if it's working, go to http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy -and see what IP it says you're coming from. -
+href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">this site and see +what IP it says you're coming from. (If it's down, you can try the +junkbusters +site instead.)If you have a personal firewall, be sure to allow local connections to