suggestion for 'is my installation of tor working?' page

[Michael Holstein]

what about http://www.showmyip.com

It will tell you if you're using a TOR node (and which one, as well as 
its exit policy)

~Mike.

Robert Hogan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> http://lefkada.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1
> https://tns.nighteffect.com/
> https://torstat.xenobite.eu/
> 
> All of the above provide useful information for the first-time tor user. But 
> the last two are only really meaningful to initates (and probably confusing 
> to everyone else), while the first is reassuring but could really offer a 
> little more.
> 
> What is needed (IMVHO) is a page that confirms you are using tor successfully, 
> but also introduces you to the other services that tor offers and also some 
> advice for the tor debutante. A sort of official or unofficial 'welcome to 
> the tor network' page. This could be linked to in the FAQ/INSTALL and used by 
> controllers/front-ends.
> 
> Would the maintainers of any of the above be interested in providing such a 
> thing? Given that the heavy lifting has already been done on all of the 
> above, it would be very trivial to create. Would there be an appetite for 
> such a thing on the tor homepage itself?
> 
> Suggestions for content:
> 
> * A warm greeting!
> * Top Five things all tor users should know
> * Appeal for users to run servers and link to how-to
> * An introduction to some hidden services
> 
> Anyway, just a thought...
> 
> Robert
> 
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