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Re: What happened with the Tor USB Keychain idea?
Fantastic. Maybe there is some optimization that can be done in that regard.
ST
On 9/9/05, Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> good news as of:
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1618884
> in the second post they say that they have already used DPA2 with the
> portable file thumb system.
> the posts also said that while it worked, there was a slightly noticable lag
> with the DPA release over the standard stable release while using the
> portable thumb drive. (something about it not being compressed the same
> way...)
> I will try it out my self later on tonight and let you know what I find.
>
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>
> On 9/9/05, Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > ok. I will lookinto this and get back to you later on tonight. prolly
> around 6 ish EST.
> > I will do what I can.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/9/05, Arrakis Tor <arrakistor@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> > > Break the DPA2 core so we can get it shoehorned into the portable
> firefox!
> > >
> > > I actually contacted the developer to ask him how we can do this, or
> > > if he had plans to develop it...
> > >
> > > ST
> > >
> > > On 9/9/05, Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > ok. cool. can do. what part do I need to break?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/9/05, Arrakis Tor < arrakistor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > DPA2 is Deer Park Alpha 2, the code named latest Firefox release,
> > > > > which of course has the internal option to do remote DNS resolution,
> > > > > enabling us to drop privoxy from the image.
> > > > >
> > > > > ST
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/9/05, Arrakis Tor <arrakistor@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> > > > > > The one offered for $45 uses Damn Small Linux.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The one we want will just be a FAT with files to autorun under a
> win32
> > > > environ.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 9/9/05, ADB <firefox-gen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > So is this Win32 specific binaries, or does it utilize some
> kind of
> > > > Damn
> > > > > > > Small Linux like distro?
> > > > > > > ~Andrew
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Arrakis Tor wrote:
> > > > > > > Okay, great, we have linux tor on a USB keychain for $45...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone interested in testing or helping me develop a USB image
> for
> > > > > > > Firefox/Tor/Privoxy, or Deer Park/Tor?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This should be a 1 hour project, i think, if we can get deerpark
> alpha
> > > > > > > 2 portable version... else we have to resort to the damn
> privoxy...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The advantage is you don't have to run an OS, it is completely
> > > > > > > configed for windows, with autorun.inf interface, can fit on
> 32/64mb
> > > > > > > (?), runs firefox, and is free.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ST
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 9/9/05, ADB < firefox-gen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Unless you specify in torrrc, it's going to save configs, keys,
> etc.
> > > > to the
> > > > > > > local system, which is not good obviously! as for ease-of-use,
> does
> > > > Portable
> > > > > > > Firefox, etc. do a complete RAW FS format of the memory card, or
> does
> > > > it
> > > > > > > just install by copying stuff to a folder or whatever? If it's
> the
> > > > former,
> > > > > > > and the code is available, it wouldn't be that hard to come up
> w/ an
> > > > FS
> > > > > > > image with all that software on it. All you'd have to do would
> be to
> > > > install
> > > > > > > the image to the USB stick, and there you'd be, pending a few
> config
> > > > tweaks
> > > > > > > afterwards of course.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Bryan L. Fordham wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 10:29:53AM -0500, Arrakis Tor wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I like the idea of the self-contained firefox and tor client on
> a
> > > > > > > keychain. Did anyone discover if this would work? Is there a
> Deer Park
> > > > > > > (outsourced DNS) firefox that is mobile yet?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I got portable firefox, and installed the regular version of
> tor
> > > > (windows)
> > > > > > > onto the thumbdrive. Worked fine, as far as I could tell. I
> never paid
> > > > much
> > > > > > > attention to what, if anything, tor saved in user settings or
> > > > whatever.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --B
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