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Re: Tor speed



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Fran Litterio wrote:
(snip)
> I asked this earlier, but didn't see a response ...  Wouldn't moving Tor
> away from TCP connections impact the client's ability to connect out
> through draconian firewalls (i.e., those that block all outbound
> connections except HTTP and HTTPS)? If Tor wants to be valuable to
> journalists, aid workers, disgruntled citizens, etc. then having it be
> UDP-based just makes it trivial for an organization or government to
> block outbound client connections.
(snip)

You have a point here - it is nice that Tor helps to circumvent fascist
firewalls by being able to be used on TCP 443.

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F. Fox
Owner of Tor node "kitsune"
http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com
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