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    From Ishtar@anonymous@null.no to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Sunday, December 07, 2025 14:41:19
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    https only mode activated even if optional,
    enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
    It has nothing to do with the onion network.

    --- Synchronet 3.21e-Win32 NewsLink 1.2
  • From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Tuesday, December 09, 2025 23:16:42
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

    https only mode activated even if optional,
    enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
    It has nothing to do with the onion network.

    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents
    those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites -
    which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the
    site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users
    from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or router.

    --- Synchronet 3.21e-Win32 NewsLink 1.2
  • From hal@hal@invalid.net to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Tuesday, December 09, 2025 16:31:29
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:16:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
    <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some >news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq >lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

    https only mode activated even if optional,
    enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
    It has nothing to do with the onion network.

    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid >really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents
    those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites - >which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the
    site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users
    from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or >router.

    My browser, FFx 115.15.0esr with windows 7 gives me the option to go to
    te http with a security warning. No problem.
    --- Synchronet 3.21e-Win32 NewsLink 1.2
  • From Fritz Wuehler@fritz@spamexpire-202512.rodent.frell.theremailer.net to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 02:20:44
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    hal@invalid.net wrote:
    On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:16:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
    <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some >>news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq >>lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

    https only mode activated even if optional,
    enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
    It has nothing to do with the onion network.

    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid >>really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents >>those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites - >>which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the >>site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users >>from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or >>router.

    My browser, FFx 115.15.0esr with windows 7 gives me the option to go to
    te http with a security warning. No problem.

    The Tor Browser works exactly the same way. And there are some hostile
    exit nodes, which try to degrade connections to http, but after routing
    through a different circuit you suddenly get a secure https connection.

    --- Synchronet 3.21e-Win32 NewsLink 1.2
  • From Isthar@nobody@domain.invalid to alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 02:10:02
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid really.

    It's g00gl3 web mass surveillance standard !
    In the name of MITM and Phishing fear,
    Authenticated web of trust, blockchain and alike ...

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