Re: Privoxy usage?

[<nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks coderman, I've seen that page but can't find it now - can 
you shoot me a link?

 - Nd

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:34:08 -0400 coderman <coderman@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
>On 8/16/07, nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx <nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ... if you are only connecting to encrypted remote resources
>> by IP address, do you need to use Privoxy?
>>
>> Scenario: VPN client-side gateway that is pushing traffic 
>through
>> Tor to a VPN server at a destination known to the VPN client by 
>its
>> IP and not by DNS.
>
>privoxy filters visible HTTP traffic configured to pass through 
>it.
>privoxy cannot "see" into encrypted streams like the VPN you 
>describe;
>it would not be useful in that situation.
>
>what may be useful is the transparent TCP proxy support in Tor for
>ensuring the VPN connections are going through Tor. (VPN software
>being difficult to SOCKS'ify so to speak)
>
>best regards,

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