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Tor Messenger Beta! *OFFICIAL TOR CHAT* - Hoodie+ - Nov 2, 2015
What is it?
Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default and sends all of its traffic over Tor. It supports a wide variety of transport networks, including Jabber (XMPP), IRC, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Twitter, Yahoo, and others; enables Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging automatically; and has an easy-to-use graphical user interface localized into multiple languages
What it isn't...
Tor Messenger builds on the networks you are familiar with, so that you can continue communicating in a way your contacts are willing and able to do. This has traditionally been in a client-server model, meaning that your metadata (specifically the relationships between contacts) can be logged by the server. However, your route to the server will be hidden because you are communicating over Tor.
We are also excited about systems like Pond and Ricochet, which try to solve this problem, and would encourage you to look at their designs and use them too.
Why Instantbird?
We considered a number of messaging clients: Pidgin, Adam Langley's xmpp-client, and Instantbird. Instantbird was the pragmatic choice -- its transport protocols are written in a memory-safe language (JavaScript); it has a graphical user interface and already supports many natural languages; and it's a XUL application, which means we can leverage both the code (Tor Launcher) and in-house expertise that the Tor Project has developed working on Tor Browser with Firefox. It also has an active and vibrant software developer community that has been very responsive and understanding of our needs. The main feature it lacked was OTR support, which we have implemented and hope to upstream to the main Instantbird repository for the benefit of all Instantbird (and Thunderbird) users.
Current Status
Today we are releasing a beta version with which we hope to gain both usability and security related feedback. There have been three previous alpha releases to the mailing lists that have already helped smooth out some of the rougher edges.
* - Foreseeable - Nov 2, 2015
Deepweb discussion is not allowed.
https://hackforums.net/misc.php?action=help&hid=21
* - HIGH PAID FELLA - Nov 2, 2015
(Nov 2, 2015 06:12 AM)Disintegrate Wrote: "Deepweb Discussion
Deepweb is a phrase to describe hidden websites on the internet that are often, but not always, directly related to illegal activity such as child porn, carding, hitmen, and other very illicit material. As such we're not going to allow it here. Not even the slightest discussion of the deepweb will be allowed. "
https://hackforums.net/misc.php?action=help&hid=21
Tor isn't perse the deepweb you idiot.
* - Hoodie+ - Nov 2, 2015
(Nov 2, 2015 06:17 AM)astr Wrote: Tor isn't perse the deepweb you idiot.
Well anyway, I try to delete the thread but it isn't working....
* - InternetG - Nov 2, 2015
This is quite nice, Im a big supporter of Encrypted chat/mail.
Good luck with the project.
* - CubicMuffin - Nov 2, 2015
I feel that although TOR allows access to the Deep Web, it is just a more complex web browser. You can still access regular sites so I don't think it's specifically DW.
* - How bout using your brain - Nov 3, 2015
(Nov 2, 2015 09:21 AM)CubicMuffin Wrote: I feel that although TOR allows access to the Deep Web, it is just a more complex web browser. You can still access regular sites so I don't think it's specifically DW.
Tor is not a web browser 😝
You can use Tor with any software that can use a socks5 proxy and the Deep Web is just a feature of Tor networks (hidden services).
* - CubicMuffin - Nov 3, 2015
(Nov 3, 2015 02:49 AM)How bout using your brain Wrote: Tor is not a web browser 😝
You can use Tor with any software that can use a socks5 proxy and the Deep Web is just a feature of Tor networks (hidden services).
Sorry I had "Tor Browser" on my mind. It was very late and alcohol had been consumed when I wrote that post :P really shouldn't go on HF then...
* - Long Morrison - Nov 3, 2015
Great work OP!
You should push it to github for better tracking n' shit
* - kmz22222 - Nov 3, 2015
(Nov 3, 2015 03:26 AM)CubicMuffin Wrote: Sorry I had "Tor Browser" on my mind. It was very late and alcohol had been consumed when I wrote that post :P really shouldn't go on HF then...
same here