[OTR-users] Using OTR with Tor on a Mac?

[Katharine Krauss]

Hi,

I'm moving along better thanks to Kat's help; I appreciate the help of other members of the group as well. 

My goal is to use OTR chat with Tor. 

I've never used Tor as a user, only making a relay & bridge.


So, is this correct?

I open up Tor,

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?)

a browser (?) named Namoroka opens In Tor. Is it OK to allow a few scripts:

www.google.com, www.ig.gmodules.com ?

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.

Then I go to Adium, and chat in Google Chat through Adium. 

Here's the thing: I don't understand the relationship between Adium and Tor. Exactly how do should use Adium under Tor?

If you can help--thank you.  Plain, plain English works best. 

I have a Mac & use 10.6.6
Firefox 3.6.15 plus this Namoroka thingy (browser?).

Many thanks,

Kate



On Mar 10, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Kat Hanna wrote:

> Hi Kate,
> 
> On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Katharine Krauss wrote:
>> I'm new here. Really new. The typical question on this list is labeled
>> something like this:  Request: Pidgin plugin should request refresh if
>> other user offline
>> 
>> Here's my question: Which version of the software should I download
>> and install? Because I've read everything pretty carefully and I still
>> have no idea.
> 
> It depends on your operating system and IM client.
> 
> If you are using Windows, the easiest thing is to download and install
> pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/download/), which is an IM client that
> works on most IM networks. Then download and install the OTR plugin
> (http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ just above the News section). Each of
> these installations should just require you to run the installer.
> 
> To enable OTR, start pidgin and open your Buddy List. Go to Tools >
> Plugins. In the Plugins dialog check Off-the-Record Messaging and click
> Close.
> 
> Help on setting up pidgin, adding IM accounts, etc is at
> http://www.pidgin.im/support/.
> 
> If you are using Mac OS X, the easiest thing is to download and install
> Adium (http://adium.im/). OTR is built into Adium, so you don't need a
> plugin.
> 
> Adium help is at http://adium.im/help/.
> 
> If you are using Linux, it will depend on your distribution.
> 
>> Is there something else I should read? I read the FAQ and it looks a
>> lot like the Pidgin plugin situation. Could someone talk me through it
>> by phone or, you know, Skype?
> 
> Let me know how you do with the info above. If you still need help, I
> can make time on Saturady for a phone call.
> 
>> I'm learning to use this software so I can teach it to a group of
>> people who really need it. And yes, they are stuck with me.
>> 
>> Kate
>> 
>> ps: Thanks for writing this software, whoever you are.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> -Kat

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