XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server, news.software.nntp   
   From: nobody@remailer.paranoici.org   
      
   On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:28:49 +0200, Fritz Wuehler wrote:   
   >Stefan Claas wrote:   
   >>D wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> do what thou wilt, but i'd advise against using any more than three hops,   
   >>> not only because omnimix and torproject seem to agree on that issue, but   
   >>> also because anti-anonymous remailer/tor-mailer "chief evangelists" have   
   >>> always advocated unsafe practices e.g. use more than 3 tor circuit nodes   
   >>> (but these wall street shills are only doing their duty, it's their job)   
   >>   
   >>What kind of liar are you? Danner, himself, introduced in his GUI app with   
   >>a modified tor.exe more than 3 hops. I mentioned that as discussion here in   
   >>a.p.a-s that Danner had not discussed this issue with the Tor devs publicity.   
   >   
   >The result would have been a simple NO by the Tor team no matter for   
   >what reason.  But haven't you yourself contacted them on this topic?   
   >What exactly was their reasoning?  Was it sound?  Was there solid   
   >evidence for the insecurity of longer circuits they postulate?   
      
   There is no evidence.  It's all about not stressing the network.   
   IOW, don't put strain on the Tor network, as due to the inherence   
   of further unfixable weaknesses it isn't worth it to remedy that   
   single all-in-one-hand risk.   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >>And you have always promoted OmniMix with a modified tor.exe, until I raised   
   >>the issue!   
   >>   
   >>Professional users, which do not use a GUI app like OmniMix with various .exe   
   >>files, are using tools like Mini Mailer, either with the modern Nym Mixnet or   
   >>Tor Network with three hops, or yamn-proxy on mobile devices with three-hops.   
   >   
   >Really?   
      
   Nope.  He's joking.   
      
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