Using Tor signals on Win32 NT (eg. pseudo-signals)?

Fri Aug 4 01:50:09 UTC 2006

eric,

The only problem with using Microsoft Winsock Controls is that when
used in WSH it requires a developers license in your registry or you
cant use it. There is a workaround posted somewhere, but if I am not
mistaken its a copyright problem when you include your license in the
file for distribution (even though thats what seems to happen when you
add a mswinsck control to your app in vb or vc).

Anothony,

I could probably make a mswinsck version (if I ever remember the
methods it uses for wsh) and include the work around for the license.
You should then beable to use it on and Windows system that has
mswinsck.ocx registered.

On 8/3/06, eric.jung at yahoo.com <eric.jung at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Anothony,
>
> If the Toolsack requirement is detrimental, you can instead use the
> Microsoft Winsock Controls. They are installed by numerous Microsoft
> products, such as Office and VB. I'm not sure it comes standard with
> Windows, though. See my previous email with the original links for Toolsack
> and MS Winsock Controls.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Anothony Georgeo <anogeorgeo at yahoo.com>
> To: or-talk at freehaven.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2006 8:56:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Re[4]: Using Tor signals on Win32 NT (eg. pseudo-signals)?
>
>
> Hi clowndevil,
>
> Your .vbs works very well, thanks alot.
>
> I took the liberty of modifying your .vbs to use the
> SHUTDOWN and NEWNYM pesudo-signals.
>
> I am going to write a Wiki entry for installing
> Toolsack and using these verions of your .vbs: HUP,
> SHUTDOWN and NEWNYM.
>
> Toolsack runs on all versions of Win32 from 98 to XP
> so this should prove very usefull to many, many
> Windows users.
>
> The only downside I see to your method is the
> requirment of Toolsack.  Do you have any idea how
> portable Toolsack is?
>
> On second thought, I could just put Toolsack onto a
> USB and create a .reg file of it's registry entries
> (via. RegShot) to be executed on the local computer
> (Win32 OS of course).  This way I could have Tor,
> Vidalia, Toolsack and your .vbs on my USB for complete
> portablity ;-)...
>
> The two .vbs files I modified (SHUTDOWN and NEWNYM)
> are at the bottom of this email.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> On a side note:
>
> I plan on writing another Wiki entry for my FireFox
> and Privoxy HTTP/S environmental variable scrubbing
> template.  IMO this template should be used by all Tor
> users to create a large anonymity set.
>
> Please see...
>
> -Privoxy User.Actions file:
> <http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/May-2006/msg00367.html>
>
> In my yet to be released final update (#5) for the
> User.Actions template I commented out the
> "+limit-connect{443}" and "{+limit-connect{-1}" lines
> as the Firefox hacks I propose can handle HTTPS
> scrubbing.  Also, disregard the info in that link
> about 2 different anonymity sets due to HTTP vs. HTTPS
> and compression vs. preventing compression.  Now there
> is only 1 anonymity set and it handles HTTP/S and
> prevents compression (via. the FF hacks below).
>
> -FireFox hacks:
> <http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/May-2006/msg00365.html>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> NewNym.vbs:
> --
> 'Make torsock out socket name
> set torsck = CreateObject("Toolsack.Socket")
>
>
> 'Connect to Tor's control port
> torsck.Connect "localhost", 9051
>
>
> 'Auth so we can send commands
> torsck.Write "AUTHENTICATE" & vbcrlf
>
>
> 'Read the buffer so we know what to do
> chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
> if (chktxt = "250 OK") then
>  'If we get an OK then send the reload signal
>  torsck.Write "SIGNAL NEWNYM" & vbcrlf
> else
>  'Other wise goto a failed message box
>  call failed
> end if
>
>
> 'Again read the buffer
> chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
> if (chktxt = "250 OK") then
>  'If we get an OK then Tor creates/uses new circuits
>  msgbox "All subseqent internet connetions will use a
> different circuit (eg. chain) of Tor proxy servers.
> This means all subseqent internet connections will use
> a differnet Exit Node and have a different IP address
> and than your previous interent connections."
> else
>  'Other wise goto failed message box
>  call failed2
> end if
>
>
> 'Everything went good so finish the connection
> call finish
>
>
> sub failed
>  'Message box for failed auth
>  msgbox "Failed to authenticate."
>  call finish
> end sub
>
>
> sub failed2
>  'Message box for failed reload signal
>  msgbox "Failed to send NEWNYM pseudo-signal."
>  call finish
> end sub
>
>
> sub finish
>  'Send a QUIT command to Tor and close the connection
>  torsck.Write "QUIT" & vbcrlf
>
>
>  'Again read the buffer
>  chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
>  if (chktxt = "250 closing connection") then
>    'Do nothing because the Tor closed the connection
> for us
>  else
>    'Something happen when trying to clsoe the
> connection so close it anyway
>    torsck.Close
>  end if
> end sub
> --
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Shutdown.vbs
> --
> 'Make torsock out socket name
> set torsck = CreateObject("Toolsack.Socket")
>
>
> 'Connect to Tor's control port
> torsck.Connect "localhost", 9051
>
>
> 'Auth so we can send commands
> torsck.Write "AUTHENTICATE" & vbcrlf
>
>
> 'Read the buffer so we know what to do
> chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
> if (chktxt = "250 OK") then
>  'If we get an OK then send the reload signal
>  torsck.Write "SIGNAL SHUTDOWN" & vbcrlf
> else
>  'Other wise goto a failed message box
>  call failed
> end if
>
>
> 'Again read the buffer
> chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
> if (chktxt = "250 OK") then
>  'If we get an OK then Tor gracefully shutsdown
>  msgbox "Tor will now close.  If you are operating a
> server the server will gracefully shutdown (after 30
> seconds) without unexpectedly dropping Tor client's
> internet connections it is routing."
> else
>  'Other wise goto failed message box
>  call failed2
> end if
>
>
> 'Everything went good so finish the connection
> call finish
>
>
> sub failed
>  'Message box for failed auth
>  msgbox "Failed to authenticate."
>  call finish
> end sub
>
>
> sub failed2
>  'Message box for failed reload signal
>  msgbox "Failed to send SHUTDOWN pseudo-signal."
>  call finish
> end sub
>
>
> sub finish
>  'Send a QUIT command to Tor and close the connection
>  torsck.Write "QUIT" & vbcrlf
>
>
>  'Again read the buffer
>  chktxt = torsck.ReadLine
>
>
>  if (chktxt = "250 closing connection") then
>    'Do nothing because the Tor closed the connection
> for us
>  else
>    'Something happen when trying to clsoe the
> connection so close it anyway
>    torsck.Close
>  end if
> end sub
> --
>
>
>
>
> Thank you very much, Anogerogeo
>
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