One of the great benefits (to me at least) of Tor is that it uses SSL-encrypted TCP connections to talk to the ORs. These are sometimes the only way out through a draconian firewall at an employer or other institution. Wouldn't switching to UDP as the underlying transport eliminiate this benefit?<br clear="all">
--<br>Francis Litterio<br><a class="linkification-ext" href="mailto:flitterio@gmail.com" title="Linkification: mailto:flitterio@gmail.com">flitterio@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:56 AM, F. Fox <span dir="ltr"><<a class="linkification-ext" href="mailto:kitsune.or@gmail.com" title="Linkification: mailto:kitsune.or@gmail.com">kitsune.or@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div id=":5e" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">This is why in the roadmap for the future of the Tor project, one of the<br>
goals is to switch from TCP to UDP as the transport protocol for the<br>
overlay connections.<br>
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