Re: Tor and Thunderbird: Outgoing Email Unsafe?

[Job <Job2@xxxxxxx>]

yeah I understand it would make Tor a spammers paradise... that would be 
a big drawback
But if i am correct you say there is a way to still be able to send 
email through tor?
Can my ISP provide me with an alternate SMTP port? and.. this is going 
to sound dumb... what is a relay-server and how do I find one?

Thanks!



Michael Holstein schreef:
> Most exit nodes disallow port 25 (smtp) because NOT doing so would 
> make TOR a spammer's paradise. If you know a relay-server that runs 
> smtps or uses an alternate smtp port, use that.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael Holstein CISSP GCIA
> Cleveland State University.
>
> Job wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just got Tor to be safer online and used the Tor-button to 
> > automatically confugure Firefox and Thunderbird for Tor.
> > In Thunderbird however I have to exclude the server I use to SEND 
> > emails from being handled by Tor.
> >
> > Maybe I am wrong but doesnt this defeat the whole purpose of Tor? 
> > Cause if my outgoing email is not handled by Tor the receives can 
> > still see my IP and all the other data and so can easely identify me.
> > The most essential thing is to have the outgoing emails handeled by 
> > Tor so the receiver can see my private information right?
> >
> > How do I set thunderbird in such a waythat the receiver of my emails 
> > wont be able to trace me or see my private info(IP etc etc)?