<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I'm moving along better thanks to Kat's help; I appreciate the help of other members of the group as well. </div><div><br></div><div><b>My goal is to use OTR chat with Tor. </b></div><div><b><div style="font-weight: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal; ">I've never used Tor as a user, only making a relay & bridge.</div><div><br></div></b></div><div><br></div><div>So, is this correct?</div><div><br></div><div>I open up Tor,</div><br>Click on "run as a client only" (do I need to configure anything else to use Tor as a user & not a relay or bridge?)<br><br>a browser (?) named Namoroka opens In Tor. Is it OK to allow a few scripts:<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a>, <a href="http://www.ig.gmodules.com">www.ig.gmodules.com</a> ?<br><br>Is it ok for me to allow Javascript? I can't actually see how, though. Browser preferences says it's already available, but it doesn't show up in Namoroka so no Gmail, no Google chat.<br><br>Then I go to Adium, and chat in Google Chat through Adium. <br><br>Here's the thing: I don't understand the relationship between Adium and Tor. <b>Exactly how do should use Adium under Tor?</b><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">If you can help--thank you. Plain, plain English works best. </span><br></b><br><b>I have a Mac & use 10.6.6</b><div><b>Firefox 3.6.15 plus this Namoroka thingy (browser?).</b><br><div><br></div><div>Many thanks,<br><div><br></div><div>Kate</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Mar 10, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Kat Hanna wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Kate,<br><br>On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Katharine Krauss wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">I'm new here. Really new. The typical question on this list is labeled<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">something like this: Request: Pidgin plugin should request refresh if<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">other user offline<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Here's my question: Which version of the software should I download<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and install? Because I've read everything pretty carefully and I still<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">have no idea.<br></blockquote><br>It depends on your operating system and IM client.<br><br>If you are using Windows, the easiest thing is to download and install<br>pidgin (<a href="http://www.pidgin.im/download/">http://www.pidgin.im/download/</a>), which is an IM client that<br>works on most IM networks. Then download and install the OTR plugin<br>(<a href="http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ just above the News section">http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ just above the News section</a>). Each of<br>these installations should just require you to run the installer.<br><br>To enable OTR, start pidgin and open your Buddy List. Go to Tools ><br>Plugins. In the Plugins dialog check Off-the-Record Messaging and click<br>Close.<br><br>Help on setting up pidgin, adding IM accounts, etc is at<br><a href="http://www.pidgin.im/support/">http://www.pidgin.im/support/</a>.<br><br>If you are using Mac OS X, the easiest thing is to download and install<br>Adium (<a href="http://adium.im/">http://adium.im/</a>). OTR is built into Adium, so you don't need a<br>plugin.<br><br>Adium help is at <a href="http://adium.im/help/">http://adium.im/help/</a>.<br><br>If you are using Linux, it will depend on your distribution.<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Is there something else I should read? I read the FAQ and it looks a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">lot like the Pidgin plugin situation. Could someone talk me through it<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">by phone or, you know, Skype?<br></blockquote><br>Let me know how you do with the info above. If you still need help, I<br>can make time on Saturady for a phone call.<br><br><blockquote type="cite">I'm learning to use this software so I can teach it to a group of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">people who really need it. And yes, they are stuck with me.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Kate<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ps: Thanks for writing this software, whoever you are.<br></blockquote><br>Good luck!<br><br> -Kat<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>