TorK 0.27
Robert Hogan
robert at roberthogan.net
Fri Mar 7 18:48:36 CET 2008
Name: TorK
Version: 0.27
Type: KDE Networking Tool
Depend: KDE 3.5.x
License: GPL
Homepage: http://tork.sf.net
More Info:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=39442
Description:
TorK is an Anonymity Manager for KDE.
For information about Tor: http://tor.eff.org
TorK allows you to configure, run and update Tor.
It also allows you to view the Tor network and
choose how you would like to interact with the
network.
TorK contains a number of unique/useful features:
* A graph of your tor and non-tor traffic.
* A quickstart page for launching torified
applications.
        See
https://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=159836
* A hidden services wizard that allows you to
create and publish hidden
services.
* A drag-and-drop view of the Tor network. Create,
modify and close circuits.
Attach and detach streams manually from circuits.
Click on servers to view
their full details.
* Exit node blocking/preferring by country and
server name.
 See
https://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=159836&ssid=45119
* Tor and Non-Tor traffic logs - showing you the
traffic that is going through
Tor and the traffic that is not. The Tor traffic
log maintains a record of
the circuit you used for each connection. Both
logs are maintained in memory
only and can be flushed by the user at any time.
* A turn-on-and-off-able mini-view that shows you
the traffic currently going
through Tor - including destination, status, and
exit node's name and
country.
* Passive pop-ups alerting you to important Tor
events, such as changes to Â
your server status, DNS leaks, errors reported by
Tor.
* Quick configuration - six default configurations
available for getting Tor
running the simple and easy way.
* Full access to all Tor configuration options.
Changelog:
2008-02-28 Robert Hogan
TorK 0.27
o UPnP Support Added. Almost all code taken from
Joris Guisson's UPnP
implementation in KTorrent. UPnP will only
forward ports 80 and 443
- this is because anything else misses the
point. Users who want to
get fancy with port forwarding can configure
their router themselves.
UPnP is on by default but can be disabled at
server set-up time or
through the config.
o New compile-time configure option:
--enable-gnutls. Default remains
OpenSSL. This resolves the licence clash
between openSSL and third-party
GPL2 code in TorK. Thanks to Patrick Matthai
for reporting.
o Removed use of libwhich.
o Usability Improvements. Reduced the initial
complexity of the interface
by:
o Remove 'connect'/disconnect from toolbar
o Simple Mode:
- Add 'More Options' button that will
reveal:
- 'Citizen' button
- 'Fail-Safe' button and 'Fail Safe'
config
- 'Server' Button
- 'Usability' config section
- So in simple mode only 'Change ID' and
'un-censor' remain
o 'My Tor Server', 'My Server BW', and
'Configure Server'remain hidden
unless a server is actually running.
o 'My Hidden Services' remains hidden unless
user elects to create a
hidden service from main listing.
o 'My Network View' remains hidden until user
right-clicks on server
list to select servers.
o Thanks to anonym (maintainer of Incognito
CD) for his help in defining
the above.
o Add Server Set-Up Wizard. Used first time you
set up a server.
o Use an overlay rather than separate icons for
the system tray
representation of server status.
o New Czech translation from Marek Stopka.
o Correct torksocks.conf manpage. Patch from
Patrick Matthai.
o Make sure libtorksocks is linked against
libdl. Thanks to Patrick Matthai
for reporting.
o Make the traffic monitor a little less of an
eyesore.
2007-12-21 Robert Hogan
TorK 0.26
Minor Features
o Display a help bubble in the connections
pane until the user has
discovered the clickability of the network
interface.
o French translation from Daniel Berthereau .
o Fix geoip when --with-external-geoip used in
configure. The option will now
ensure that an external geoip installation
(including db) is used. TorK will
issue a warning if the external or local db
cannot be found/read.
(Reported by Marek Stopka and Patrick
Matthai.)
Bug Fixes/Feature Fixes
o Disabled 0.2.x-only TorK features when
running a 0.1.x version of Tor.
o Internationalized all pop-up messages. They
should now be translate-able.
o Random password is now the default
authentication mechanism. Cookies
were causing too much trouble on certain
installations. In the event
of the user getting locked-out by a random
password (e.g. crash), TorK will offer
to reset Tor and try reconnecting.
o Update GPL Licence with correct address.
(Reported by Patrick Matthai.)
o Fix interface bugs when selecting
countries/servers for include/exclude.
o When displaying exit in connections pane,
find the exit to display using server digest
rather than nickname.
o Modify license for OpenSSL. (Reported by
Patrick Matthai.)
o Cleanup tsocks dir properly during make clean.
(Reported by Patrick Matthai.)
o For 'My Bandwidth' allow TorK to always set
values, even when greyed out. Selecting 'default'
resets values to default.
o For 'Performance' in 'My Tor Server' do the
same
o For 'Normal Settings' in 'My Tor Client' do
the same.
o For 'My Tor Server' do not store 'old'
values if greyed out, but always apply values.
This will
work because 'never run as server' is tied
to ClientOnly - which prevents Tor from
functioning as a server.
o Patch to 'About' dialog from Jonathan
Patrick Davies.
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