Thunderbird + hidden email service.

[mahavo]

Hi All!

Please shed some light on two simple questions which I cannot find answers myself:

1. I have an email account at a clearnet service which also allows to connect to their email service using hidden onion address. Would it add more security if I add to the Thunderbird email config an onion address instead of clearnet address as the the server address? Does it mean that all traffic will stay within the tor network only?

2. Does the hidden onion service operator can uncover my IP address if I use a tor browser or Thunderbird email client. I found some articles which state that hidden service operator may trace IP connections by modifying tor software installed on the hidden service.

Many thanks!

[0brand]

Hi mahavo

Would it add more security if I add to the Thunderbird email config an onion address instead of clearnet address as the the server address?

This thread has lots of great info. Should answer a most of your questions.

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Good day, So recently, two things happened which are somewhat connected with competitors to riseup’s mail service: 1.) Protonmail made their site accessible via a Hidden Service WITH SSL: Tor encrypted email, file storage, calendar, and more This should make the encryption between their servers and a browser accessing them more secure overall, especially keeping in mind that their open-source encryption solution for the mailbox very much relies on a secure connection between the two. 2.) In …

Does it mean that all traffic will stay within the tor network only?

Yes.

Does the hidden onion service operator can uncover my IP address if I use a tor browser or Thunderbird email client.

There are attacks that can de-anonymize Tor users.

I found some articles which state that hidden service operator may trace IP connections by modifying tor software installed on the hidden service.

Could you please provide a link to the articles