Hi all!

I just uploaded OmniMix 1.3.1.


The more important changes are:

- Bugfix: The non-standard 'Date' headers of nym server replies are
now converted to an RFC compliant format.

- Option for trying to send Mixmaster chunks directly to the entry
remailers with a fall back on the 'collective' Anon SMTP server on
failure.

- File logging of Mixmaster calls added.


The strategy behind the direct delivery to the entry remailers is as
follows:

You have to activate 'Use 'Anon Mail S' Host'. Now, if the (randomly
selected or fixed) Anon SMTP server is configured in a way which
allows to request resp. deliver to random entry remailers by showing
it isn't bound to a certain remailer (indicated by 'Entry: don't
modify remailer chain'), the requirements are met to use this feature.
Go to the 'Anon S' > 'Direct' tab to activate it, select whether to
route the connections through Tor and which port and encryption method
to try.

Now, when an anon message is sent, for the recipient's domain of each
chunk coming from Mixmaster an nameserver lookup is done and OmniMix
tries to send the packet directly to the resulting mail exchange
server with the lowest priority number using the port / SSL
combination previously defined. For timing reasons there's only one
chance. All chunks that haven't been delivered directly are afterwards
dumped at the 'normal' Anon SMTP server.

As connecting to nameservers that are assigned by your ISP would be a
bad idea especially when using Tor, the 'Services' > 'DNS' tab allows
to add servers of your own choice. For every lookup OmniMix randomly
selects a different one from that list.

I didn't have much time for testing (leakage of information when
routed through Tor etc.), so please be cautious and tell me about all
oddities.


You'll find the new version at
http://www.danner-net.de/om/OmniMix..._Uno_Setup.exe.


Kind regards

Christian
--
OmniMix .. protect your privacy
http://www.danner-net.de/om.htm

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On Tue,  3 Jul 2007 22:10:17 +0100 (BST), OmniMix wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I just uploaded OmniMix 1.3.1.
>
>
>
> You'll find the new version at
> http://www.danner-net.de/om/OmniMix..._Uno_Setup.exe.
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Christian

Happy to say I got this version working quickly, at least as far as NG
posting is concerned. I wish I had a dollar for each hour I wasted trying
to get previous versions to work. In those times it fouled up with
mixmaster, but all is fine now. I will have a few questions on certain
options after I do more testing.

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Hi!

Father Mike <fmike@thevat.com> wrote:

>Happy to say I got this version working quickly, at least as far as NG
>posting is concerned. I wish I had a dollar for each hour I wasted trying
>to get previous versions to work. In those times it fouled up with
>mixmaster, but all is fine now.

I feel sorry for the trouble you had. So the problems you reported
resulted from interferences with a parallel QuickSilver installation.

> I will have a few questions on certain
>options after I do more testing.

Feel free to do so. BTW, version 1.3.2 is out for some time now. It
fixes an error added with the 'Direct Anon SMTP' feature.

Kind regards

Christian
--
OmniMix .. protect your privacy
http://www.danner-net.de/om.htm

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On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:23:16 -0600 (MDT), Christian Danner wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Father Mike <fmike@thevat.com> wrote:
> 
>
> I feel sorry for the trouble you had. So the problems you reported
> resulted from interferences with a parallel QuickSilver installation.

Interesting. Yes indeed, I did have Quicksilver installed.

> 
>
> Feel free to do so. BTW, version 1.3.2 is out for some time now. It
> fixes an error added with the 'Direct Anon SMTP' feature.

I was wondering how to maintain a consistent "From" header... but I figured
it out on my own. QS is a fine program, but it's nice to post directly out
of my newsreader.

Thanks for Omnimix and for all the hard work you've put into it.

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