[ale] TOR

[Andy Whitten]

Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> Andy Whitten wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am running Debian Etch 4.0.1  I have just installed TOR and 
>> Privoxy. I can't over emphasize how  slowly  Firefox runs when I have 
>> it on.  Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on how 
>> one might improve performance?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Andy
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>
> Might seem sarcastic, but...
> Don't use it?
> Better yet only use it when you have to?
>
> I understand the need for anonymity, but sometimes we take it a bit 
> too far.
> But then again, don't know what you are doing.  :-)
>
> Tor is slow by nature, you are proxying and ecrypting through a shared 
> resource.
>
> I think the suggestion to not use it may be a sound one. I'm  not up 
> to anything particularly reprensible, so I may just chuck it. Somebody 
> sent me a link or two to what may be a questionable website. The 
> website is of a polictical  nature not an "artistic" one :}D
   It's probably not worth the hassle.
> Pax, 
  Andy
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