XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server   
      
   On Wed, 10 Jul 24 23:45:28 UTC, you wrote:   
   >   
   > On 7/10/24 18:29, karl@bogus.net wrote:   
   > > Why does this onion choice supposedly make Tor more secure?  If a Tor   
   > > relay point can be compromised, cannot an onion relay also? Does not   
   > > this onion double the work of having to keep check on two types of   
   > > relays instead of only the Tor relay network?   
   > >   
   > > I don't understand the necessity of this onion thing.   
   >   
   > It's a user's choice whether they want to inject their remailer message   
   > into the remailer network via a Tor hidden service like Mixmin's   
   >   
   > 3fd6guyxldqnjaqtfzejnjvq6bj7ilv5u7g7ovbubhwoeqhc222zvrad.onion:25   
   >   
   > or whether they want to inject it directly via the SMTP server of the   
   > entry remailer, say fleegle.mixmin.net:25   
   >   
   > The former method hides your IP address from the the entry remailer.   
   >   
   > The later method reveals your IP address to the entry remailer.   
   >   
      
   In other words, all my non-onion Host Manger entries in QSL will not   
   hide my IP.  Somewhere, years back, I thought that was the reason for   
   Tor being written.   
      
   So, all Tor does is function somewhat like a VPN. It protects my IP   
   from being known by the sites I visit, plus from a site trying to   
   download something to me which I didn't ask for - If I don't screw up   
   Tor's basic settings.   
      
   Finally, Tor's onion choice does hide my IP from the entry remailer.   
   (?)   
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