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Step 4Configuring your Programs to use TOR
TOR is an anonymizing program which is interfaced through a proxy that is included with the suite.
If you use Firefox it is incredibly easy to start using TOR, all you have to do is go to the Tor Button addon page, and install it. Then whenever you need to browse anonymously (and securely) you just click the tor button and you're all set.
For your other programs, you need to look up how the program interfaces with proxies, and manually enter the information. Since there is such a wide variety of programs people use I won't list any here, but I will provide details upon request. Just leave a comment with the program name and I will reply with a brief how-to.
Proxy Details for TOR ::
localhost port 8118
Or, 127.0.0.1 port 8118
I've added three examples for programs I think are still somewhat popular, each are two pictures with comments. First two are Aim, second two are MSN, third two is Pidgin the gaim successor.
If you use Firefox it is incredibly easy to start using TOR, all you have to do is go to the Tor Button addon page, and install it. Then whenever you need to browse anonymously (and securely) you just click the tor button and you're all set.
For your other programs, you need to look up how the program interfaces with proxies, and manually enter the information. Since there is such a wide variety of programs people use I won't list any here, but I will provide details upon request. Just leave a comment with the program name and I will reply with a brief how-to.
Proxy Details for TOR ::
localhost port 8118
Or, 127.0.0.1 port 8118
I've added three examples for programs I think are still somewhat popular, each are two pictures with comments. First two are Aim, second two are MSN, third two is Pidgin the gaim successor.
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the Torrify FAQ on https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO/InstantMessaging specifically says: "Do not use the SOCKS 4 setting; this leaks DNS."
So probably it's not a good idea to go this way.
I'm also looking for how to configure Pidgin with Tor.