RE: question

["Bob" <tor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm guessing that the Norton program is only checking port 80 traffic.  Plus
all middleman traffic on a tor server would have layers of encryption around
it. A tor exit server is sending unencrypted traffic out to the 'net, and
receiving unencrypted (except for things like ssl and ssh, etc..) traffic
back to send through the onion routers .  A tor middleman has no exit ports
(ExitPolicy reject *.*).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:36 PM
> To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: question
>
> Just out of curiousity, how does being only an exit
> server help this?
>
> Is it because exit things are plain text and middleman
> things are encrypted?
>
> I am fairly certain it has nothing to do with the
> ports used, right?  Because, unless I misunderstand
> the TOR system (which is indeed quite likely) TOR
> servers who are middleman are requested to keep open
> all exit ports, to be able to contact other TOR
> servers on those ports...