I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to post
news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always pointing
back directly to me via my isp.

I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
windows xp that I failed miserably.

Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
the wheat from the chaff.

A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which are
easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).

Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
easy to use and set up on windows.

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In article <8jUTi.433$yV6.228@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>
Joan Battaglia <joanmaxwell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to pos
t
> news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always pointing
> back directly to me via my isp.
>
> I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
> Windows XP that I failed miserably.
>
> Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
> hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
> the wheat from the chaff.
>
> A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
> freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which ar
e
> easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
> Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
> easy to use and set up on windows.

QuickSilver.

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:45:08 GMT, Joan Battaglia wrote:

> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to
post
> news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always
pointing
> back directly to me via my isp.
>
> I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
> Windows XP that I failed miserably.
>
> Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
> hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
> the wheat from the chaff.
>
> A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
> freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which
are
> easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
> Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
> easy to use and set up on windows.

TOR

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Joan Battaglia wrote:
> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to pos
t
> news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always pointing
> back directly to me via my isp.
>
> I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
> Windows XP that I failed miserably.

What specifically did you find difficult about setting up Tor? Most of
the time it installs and works fine at its default settings. And if
you obtain it in the Vidalia package it even configures the Firefox
web browser if you have it installed. Beyond that there won't be any
difference between configuring Tor and any other software because it's
really a matter of setting up your clients properly. That will be the
same no matter what proxy you use.

>
> Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
> hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
> the wheat from the chaff.

Tor. :-)

It really is the best there is right now. And Vidalia is the easiest
to set up of all of them because it does some of the work for you. If
you get a little more specific about your problems I bet you can sort
them out with a little help.

>
> A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
> freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which ar
e
> easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
> Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
> easy to use and set up on windows.

There really aren't that many. Tor and JAP. JAP is the same thing as
Tor only more limited because it only handles WWW traffic. Tor will do
other things like IRC. Neither one of them will let you send email
though. Tor has the ability, bet it's shut off because of the abuse
potential. You can still read regular email, and of course do Web
Mail.

After that you're probably looking at something like Cotse. It's a
paid service ($5.95/month), but it has the best email on the net and
about as many ways to hide your IP address from Google and Usenet
readers as you can imagine. I believe you also get some web space in
that price, so you can put up a couple pages privately.

http://www.cotse.net

If you must stick with free, then take another look at Tor. Post your
specific errors or problems, or join the OR-Talk mailing list and post
them there.

To join the or-talk mailing list, send an email message to
majordomo@seul.org with no subject and a body of "subscribe or-talk".

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:45:08 GMT, you wrote:
>
> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find
> freeware to post news, send mail, and visit web sites without
> my ip address always pointing back directly to me via my isp.

If you are not hiding from a government or the Church of Scientology
and if you are just browsing and not wanting to logon to sites, then
you might try a free web-based privacy service such as

http://www.anonymouse.org

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On Oct 24, 8:45 pm, Joan Battaglia <joanmaxw...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to pos
t
> news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always pointing
> back directly to me via my isp.
>
> I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
> Windows XP that I failed miserably.
>
> Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
> hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
> the wheat from the chaff.
>
> A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
> freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which ar
e
> easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
> Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
> easy to use and set up on windows.
Joan Battaglia

I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to
post
news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always
pointing
back directly to me via my isp.

I tell you what I do and it works for me. Join anonymouse.org as a VIP
member. It only costs about USA$10, you can pay by Pay Pal. By being a
VIP member you get the encrypted version and you can post e-mails
anonymously, surf the Net Anonymouly and post to Usenet Anonymously
once you get used to it. Just use go ogle and you can use the Go ogle
interface to post to Use net too and it looks like you are using Tor
as that is what anonymouse use.

To make a point there are to many problems setting up JBN, Quicksilver
with modern O/S's.

I have a cot se account, and anonymous account and use go ogle and I
works fine for me. Each to his own. Keep it simple stupid is the old
saying. This is the days you script kiddies just point and  click and
it is the best way.
Do not even worry about the spelling and grammar just do it and the so
called experts do not own the Net it is for everybody newbie and
experti.So if you get flamed by a so call expert tell them to go XXXX
themselves.

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:45:08 -0500, Joan Battaglia
<joanmaxwell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to
> post
> news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always
> pointing
> back directly to me via my isp.
>
> I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
> Windows XP that I failed miserably.
>
> Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
> hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
> the wheat from the chaff.
>
> A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
> freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which
> are
> easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
> Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
> easy to use and set up on windows.

http://letwist.net/operator

OperaTor

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:45:08 GMT, Joan Battaglia <joanmaxwell@sbcglobal.net>
 wrote:

>I'm not real good with Windows XP but I would like to find freeware to post
>news, send mail, and visit web sites without my ip address always pointing
>back directly to me via my isp.
>
>I tried something called Tor freeware but it was so horrid to set up on
>windows xp that I failed miserably.
>
>Is there any simple to set up freeware that works on windows and which
>hides my ip address? When I google, I find so much that I can't separate
>the wheat from the chaff.
>
>A one-word answer is fine as you can help me focus on the one or two
>freeware ip address obfuscators that actually work on windows and which are
>easy to set up (easier than that Tor onion thing anyway).
>
>Please tell me which anonymous ip address freeware you recommend that is
>easy to use and set up on windows.

I don't know which email client you are using, but Quicksilver can be setup 
to
route everything over the Tor network.

Get Quicksilver here:

http://quicksilvermail.net/

The latest version is 1.2.7.  After installing run the update and it will
download all the nice plugins such as nym crreation, etc.  It will also
download and install Mixmaster which Quicksilver uses to send Email
anonymously over the remailer networdk.  Creating Nyms is a dedicated
business.  Can take a long time and a lot of patience.  However a
simple way to send Email using Quicksilver is to use the following
template:

Fcc: outbox
Tor: 127.0.0.1:9050,4a; nowhere.invalid;
Host: panta-rhei.dyndns.org:2525
From: kwiktime <kwiktime@kwiktimemail.net>
From: <out you own nickname here>
Chain: panta,*,*,*; copies=3
To:
Subject:


Just fill in the To and Subject fileds and it will send your Email
anonymously over the remailer network.  Note there is no way
for anybody to reply to you with this template, but you could
include a Yahoo or whatever Email address in the body of
the message.


Next get Firefox for Web browsing.  Get it here:

www.mozilla.com/firefox/ -


If you are having a bother setting up
Tor, go back to the Tor Website and download Vidalia.

http://www.torproject.org/download.html.en

In that page click on 0.1.2.17 which is likely in blue to show it is a link.
The program is a Windows setup containing Tor, Privoxy and Vidalia and
Torbutton bundle.

I know you only asked about sending Email anonymously, but most folks
also need to browse anonymously.  But if all you need is very basic
Email anonymity, just open a throwaway Yahoo account.  This might be
enough for you.  The options above can be setup to offer the maximum
level of anonymity.  This might be over the top for your needs.

If you wish to pursue this further (and only you know what your needs
are) read the Security and Encryption Faq:

https://www.panta-rhei.eu.org/panta...ndEncryptionFaq

and here:  http://birdsofafeather.bravehost.com/DrWho


Hope this helps

Doctor Who

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:43:32 +0100, Doctor Who wrote:
Based on your recommendations, I tried again on Windows XP (failed, again).
Maybe someone can help me identify where my problem lies?

I read the Windows instructions for installing, configuring, & running
TOR/Vidalia/Privoxy
http://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-win32.html.en

I downloaded the windows Tor/Vidalia/Privoxy bundle
http://www.torproject.org/download.html.en

I installed the Tor/Vidalia/Privoxy bundle into c:\privacy\tor\
It seems two items were added to my startup items according to ccleaner
c:\privacy\tor\bundle\privoxy\privoxy.exe
c:\privacy\tor\bundle\vidalia\vidalia.exe

I went to Firefox 2.0.0.8 Tools > Options > Security and unchecked
Warn me when sites try to install add-ons
Otherwise, you won't be able to install Torbutton as Firefox will say
Firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your
computer

I installed the recommended Torbutton extension & restarted Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2275

I checked that the green onion and blue P were on in my tray
I checked the Vidalia Control Panel which said "Tor is running"

I tested the setup; it failed:
http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/
It said "Your IP is NOT identified to be a Tor-EXIT."
"So you are NOT using Tor to reach the web!"
And then it gave me my IP address.

Am I close? Why, after following all instructions, did Tor fail me?

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:26 +0200 (CEST), Sparky wrote:

> After that you're probably looking at something like Cotse. It's a
> paid service ($5.95/month), but it has the best email on the net and
> about as many ways to hide your IP address from Google and Usenet
> readers as you can imagine. I believe you also get some web space in
> that price, so you can put up a couple pages privately.
>
> http://www.cotse.net

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