question on thunderbird and tor

[M]

Any more comments?

On 22/06/2010 18:28, Snake Taste wrote:
> And what would be the best client option for windows?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Joao
>
> 2010/6/21 Ringo <2600denver at gmail.com <mailto:2600denver at gmail.com>>
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>     Thunderbird does do DNS leaks but I'm not sure about the actual
>     data (ie
>     your IP address) it sends. You should run this in TorVM (or
>     whichever VM
>     is current) or something to protect your privacy if you insist on
>     using
>     thunderbird.
>
>     Ringo
>
>     On 06/21/2010 01:06 AM, M wrote:
>     > I have read some of the previous posts but fail to understand.
>     >
>     > I have configured my portable thunderbird  to use TOR. In the proxy
>     > settings, i have entered port 8118, for http and ssl, and 9050
>     or socks 5.
>     >
>     > I have added 3 accts: gmail, yahoo, and hotmail. i can access
>     yahoo and
>     > hotmail thru an add-on called webmail. Also, hotmail allows pop3
>     if you
>     > change the type to hotmail asia.
>     >
>     > When i connect, i can see that the connections are made thru tor
>     from
>     > the network map.
>     >
>     > I am unsure of the following:
>     >
>     > 1) DNS leak, as there is no socks4a
>     >
>     > 2) Several posts said that your outgoing mail will have my real
>     IP. Is
>     > this true? and why when i am connected thru TOR?
>     >
>     > Also, if these things are true, then how can i go about doing it
>     > properly? Any help would be much appreciated.
>     >
>     >
>     >
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