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Re:TorChat: p2p instant messenger with a completely decentra... by forgotusername on Monday January 10, 2011 @04:21PM (#2089790)
"completely decentralized" is a strong claim when depending on a network that relies on a canonical directory of relays (at least during client bootstrap?), unless I'm missing something.
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Re:TorChat: p2p instant messenger with a completely decentra... by stipes on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:36PM (#2098320)
Well, as true decentralized bootstrapping is still an open problem (as far as I know), I'll give them a bit of a pass on that.

It's an interesting idea, but I'd agree that there are possible ramifications of repeated pseudonymous communication over Tor.

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