Re: Preconfigured hidden service

["Thomas M. Jett" <free_dixie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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There is, it's old but it's something that could be built upon, an old
variant of Damn Small Linux called ELE (everything leaves encrypted)
that could be used as a base for something like this.  It could be
updated, complete with webserver & whatever else, and set up to
install on a hdd with out a lot of trouble.  Just a thought, but I do
believe it would work.

JT wrote:
| Yes, if the webserver started together with Tor people wouldn't forget
| to turn it on.
|
| The reason why the number of hidden websites(hidden wiki) is not
| increasing is that only professionals can run a webserver right now.
| Yes bundeling a _complete_ anonymous communication package is what we
| urgently need with Tor.
|
| Since we are on the internet an anonymous communication tool should
| include a ready to go webserver which is configured so that noobs are
| not risking their anonymity. Something like a debian linux package. With
| the next release of this anonymous communication package a new version
| of the webserver, privoxy, etc would be included.
|
| Imagine the normal user not having to start or configure anything. His
| homepage would be online whenever he is using tor. Most people even
| forget to start the webserver when they use tor. That would attract sooo
| many new users just because of this funcionality.
|
| If every user is a router(not necessarily an exit) and has a
| webserver(securily configured by the tor team) running as soon as he
| starts Tor then this would also dramatically increase the speed of the
| tor network. If we make it give and take then that would totally rock.
| If every user is forced to give at least 10% of this bandwith then that
| would help already big time. People that want to be anonymous will not
| object to this.
|
| There would be no need to ask people kindly if they could donate some
| bandwidth. Every user will understand that this is necessary. And they
| are paying for internet access anyway. There is no drawback for them. By
| giving they are also receiving.
|
| I really hope that this will be implemented. I know there were lots of
| discussions about this already in the archive.
| But this really, really is important. Why not have 200 000 routers or
| more instead of 480 knowing that these routers at least give 10% of
| their bandwith?
| As the internet connection speeds of users will increase in the future
| Tor will automatically benefit from this. Tor is free to use and the
| least thing users can do is give bandwidth.
|
| I don't know if this is possible but how about somebody receives just as
| much bandwidth as he offers himself.
| If he is giving much then Tor will look for a circuit of nodes that give
| just as much. In a user base of 200 000 users that should be possible.
|
| This could prevent such attacks like the one from the Boulder university
| as well.
|
| I don't see any Tor servers from Korea for example. But there surely are
| lots of users. In Korea they have very fast connections.
| If all of them become Tor routers Tor would fly.
|
| What exactly is the reason that there is a tor client and a tor server?
| A button with which people choose to be an exit or not would suffice.
| Only one Tor software(client & server combined) and everybody is a
| router with at least 10% bandwith.
|
| I am telling you nobody would ever use public procies again with this
| implementation!
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