Re: Tor 0.2.1.1-alpha is out

[Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 01:12:45AM -0400, Roger Dingledine wrote:
 [...]
> > >     - 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.

Good point!  I think 0.2.1.1-alpha might take the wrong approach here;
If it does, I'll make 0.2.1.2-alpha smarter.  (Ah well.  That's why
it's an alpha.)

yrs,
-- 
Nick