Re: Tor 0.2.1.1-alpha is out

[Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:55:09AM -0400, krishna e bera wrote:
> >   o Memory fixes and improvements:
> 
> Does this mean linux users should always specify --enable-openbsd-malloc ?

I'm running a fast Tor server that isn't using the openbsd malloc, and
it's using only 270MB of ram.

So in theory that may not be needed anymore (finally).

But only if you all have the same experience. :)

> >     - Never use OpenSSL compression: it wastes RAM and CPU trying to
> >       compress cells, which are basically all encrypted, compressed,
> >       or both.
> 
> Is compression negotiation (or lack thereof) visible to sniffers?

I'll leave this question for Nick.

--Roger