• Convince me why I should upgrade OmniMix from 2.7.3'

    From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to alt.privacy.anon-server on Thu Aug 7 18:47:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy.anon-server

    It runs great, has no issues affecting me, and all apps I use with it zoom right through with good reliability. I have hidden services that permit a great deal of flexibility from anywhere. Why should I change?

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  • From noreply@noreply@dirge.harmsk.com to alt.privacy.anon-server on Thu Aug 7 13:46:29 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy.anon-server

    On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 18:47:41 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
    It runs great, has no issues affecting me, and all apps I use with it zoom >right through with good reliability. I have hidden services that permit a >great deal of flexibility from anywhere. Why should I change?

    whatever works, but . . .

    omnimix 2.8.2 (2025-07-19)
    omnimix 2.7.3 (2023-05-12)

    this current version of omnimix is more than two years (799 days) newer
    than the version in the subject header, see version history for details . . .

    (using Tor Browser 14.5.5)
    https://danner-net.de/om.htm
    ...
    Downloads
    OmniMix 2.8.2
    https://www.danner-net.de/om/OmniMix_2.8.2_Uno_Setup.exe (OmniMix_2.8.2_Uno_Setup.exe / 30.1 MB), installed . . .
    (C:\Program Files (x86)\OmniMix / 167 MB / 405 Files, 38 Folders)
    (portable, no uninstall:\OmniMix / 124 MB / 312 Files, 27 Folders)
    ...
    Version History
    https://www.danner-net.de/om/History.txt
    ...
    2.7.1 Bugfix: Minor popup hint issues fixed.
    Irrelevant Cypherpunk statistics file 'rlist.txt' no longer downloaded.
    Tor updated to a still customized version 0.4.9.0-alpha-dev
    (git-d07810a3c96b7c06).
    2.7.2 Main and Nym Configurator window now centered on first start.
    Nym server keys (nym.mixmin.net / nymph.paranoici.org) updated.
    2.7.3 If not 80, the port number is now added to the TorFile link copied to the
    clipboard.
    TorPlus .onion links with an appended port number separated by a colon are
    now accepted by the dedicated HTTP server.
    2.7.4 Bugfix: Nym confirmation messages sent through the integrated Mailer
    aborted with a 'List index (0) out of bounds' error.
    Bugfix: At the 'Tor' > 'Data' tab SocksPort now formatted correctly.
    Port default for direct remailer packet delivery changed from 25 to 2525.
    More stringent header directives check with invalid arguments aborting
    transfer.
    Mail2News statistics listing replaced by mail exchange relays listing.
    Remailer statistics source URLs and Anon SMTP Hosts list updated.
    2.8.0 Connections with the integrated SMTP server now require login credentials.
    New direct 'OrMail' Tor mail routing between OmniMix installations.
    New Tor Hidden Service configurator that allows to create any number of
    additional .onion ports.
    Extended username syntax for SMTP connections added.
    Expiring server demo certificate renewed (valid until 2035-01-01).
    Hamster configuration extended including SMTP and POP3 server.
    Ancient OpenSSL 0.9.6m binaries libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll supported by
    Hamster added to its folder.
    2.8.1 Bugfix: Error while parsing POP3 username with Extended Username Syntax
    activated.
    2.8.2 Bugfix: Direct packet delivery was blocked with an Anon SMTP host list
    entry selected that requires a specific entry remailer.
    All StateExt URL entries now retrievable from pulldown menus.
    Number of Anon SMTP delivery retries increased from 5 to 9, where with 5+
    retries the amount of packets is now distributed among multiple hosts.
    Deletion of the remailer packet pool before and after Mixmaster / YAMN
    calls now controllable to allow offline creation and online injection.
    Mixmaster and Yamn remailer packets whose filename starts with an 'm'
    renamed immediately after creation to prevent deletion by Mixmaster
    during further calls.
    ...
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  • From Anonymous@nobody@remailer.paranoici.org to alt.privacy.anon-server on Thu Aug 7 20:44:02 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy.anon-server

    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    It runs great, has no issues affecting me, and all apps I use with it zoom right through with good reliability. I have hidden services that permit a great deal of flexibility from anywhere. Why should I change?

    | 2.7.4 Bugfix: Nym confirmation messages sent through the integrated Mailer
    | aborted with a 'List index (0) out of bounds' error.
    | Bugfix: At the 'Tor' > 'Data' tab SocksPort now formatted correctly.
    | Port default for direct remailer packet delivery changed from 25 to 2525.
    | More stringent header directives check with invalid arguments aborting | transfer.
    | Mail2News statistics listing replaced by mail exchange relays listing. | Remailer statistics source URLs and Anon SMTP Hosts list updated.
    | 2.8.0 Connections with the integrated SMTP server now require login credentials.

    Prevention of unauthorized anonymous SMTP server usage.

    | New direct 'OrMail' Tor mail routing between OmniMix installations.
    | New Tor Hidden Service configurator that allows to create any number of | additional .onion ports.
    | Extended username syntax for SMTP connections added.
    | Expiring server demo certificate renewed (valid until 2035-01-01).

    Your demo certificate, if not replaced, expires 01/01/2026!

    | Hamster configuration extended including SMTP and POP3 server.
    | Ancient OpenSSL 0.9.6m binaries libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll supported by
    | Hamster added to its folder.
    | 2.8.1 Bugfix: Error while parsing POP3 username with Extended Username Syntax | activated.
    | 2.8.2 Bugfix: Direct packet delivery was blocked with an Anon SMTP host list | entry selected that requires a specific entry remailer.
    | All StateExt URL entries now retrievable from pulldown menus.
    | Number of Anon SMTP delivery retries increased from 5 to 9, where with 5+
    | retries the amount of packets is now distributed among multiple hosts.

    Increased reliability by sending each packet to a different mail server.

    | Deletion of the remailer packet pool before and after Mixmaster / YAMN | calls now controllable to allow offline creation and online injection.
    | Mixmaster and Yamn remailer packets whose filename starts with an 'm'
    | renamed immediately after creation to prevent deletion by Mixmaster
    | during further calls.

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