Tor and Thunderbird / Mail.app

[phobos at rootme.org]

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:02:51PM -0400, hwilson at gmail.com wrote 0.4K bytes in 12 lines about:
: I'm looking for a good way to use Tor for accessing email on OS X.  It  
: seems like Thunderbird is working with the torbutton plugin.  But I'd  
: prefer to use Mail.app.  Is this possible?
: 
: Do the proxy settings that torify Safari apply to Mail.app?
: http://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-osx.html.en

If you setup the proxy server in System Preferences, all native-Apple
applications should use the settings.

: What is my checklist to make sure Mail.app isn't leaking IP information?

Send yourself an email and look at the headers for your IP address.
Alternatively, use tcpdump or wireshark to sniff the connection to see
what leaks.

Just remember that unless you are using pop3s or imaps (that is pop3
over ssl or imap over ssl) the exit node can see your username/password
in the clear.

-- 
Andrew