[tor-talk] Accepting Java

[JW]

Max wrote:
> On 2011-07-11 18:46, JW wrote:
>> Lalle Bralle wrote:
>>> I'm trying to get countermail working with my TOR bundle I use on a USB
>>> stick for added security and anomity when I feel I need it. However, I
>>> believe Java has some security holes that's why it's not accepted. While
>>> that's good I need TOR to accept java so I can access countermail's login
>>> applet and considering their site's security (no IP logging, added
>>> end-to-end encryption, OpenPGP encryption, digital certificates) along
> with
>>> the fact the added anomity I will receive by using a TOR bundle on my USB
>>> stick with a portable FireFox it should not be that harmful.
>>>
>>> Anyone that could help me?
>>>
>> I, too have never found a recipe for success with Countermail.
>>
>> Indeed, the Countermail Engine requires Java in order to work.
>> I have seen web traffic from the Countermail Team regarding
>> Java security issues. You may want to write to them directly
>> and ask. They will respond. They'll explain to you why they feel
>> it's not an issue.
>>
>> I actually wound up accessing Countermail through Google Chrome
>> and a Tor connection with JanusVPN. That works well, but then
>> with Tor you run into the issue where you can login, but then you go
>> to access your mail, or reply and you have to login again due to
>> Tor's constantly shifting IP's. Countermail was supposed to be
>> working on this issue,but I've yet to see a resolution.
>>
>> Bottom line, without Java CM won't work and with Tor it doesn't
>> play nicely either.
>>
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>  
> Ah, ok. I will contact them as I've been asking questions and they
> respond quickly. Now it's always great with competition and other than
> AnonymousSpeech I haven't find any other decent anonymous e-mail
> domains. Could you or anyone as well recommend some other that works
> well with tor? I like both, I guess AS is preferred via TOR because it
> doesn't use Java.
>
Actually, one CAN use Countermail in an email client such as Thunderbird
, with the appropriate
settings, and  with Tor. I just set that up. No real need to access
Countermail through
a browser.