[tor-talk] Basic questions from new user but...

[Matthew Kaufman]

Andrew,

"It's easy for lots of applications to bypass the proxy settings in the
browser, the operating system, and in some cases, the network."

Very well put -- especially the last 6 words!

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Andrew Lewman wrote:

> On Wed, 9 May 2012 17:56:34 -0600
> Elena Johnson <mmaioyp at hotmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > 1) Can I ANONYMOUSLY allow scripts for hotmail, gmail and yahoo mail
> > using Tor browser?
>
> The answer is here,
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBJavaScriptEnabled
>
> > 3) Can I ANONYMOUSLY load "external content" using an "external
> > application"? Does the answer depend on THE SITE I am browsing, the
> > particulars of the "external application" needed, and the specific
> > "external content"?
>
> Generally, choose "save as" instead of automatically opening content.
> It's easy for lots of applications to bypass the proxy settings in the
> browser, the operating system, and in some cases, the network.
>
> See item d. in
> https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning
>
> --
> Andrew
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