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authorPeter Palfrader <peter@palfrader.org>2002-07-22 02:18:30 +0000
committerPeter Palfrader <peter@palfrader.org>2002-07-22 02:18:30 +0000
commitb41df90904849dac46beca728bd23f277e180ffb (patch)
treecd07676d3acae734def9308d0e9c07e3b7f977a5 /README
parenta21e00e8907f6c21399ef797f9490c9402c56c7f (diff)
You no longer need an extra Mixmaster installation for your pinger
The config hash �Pinger::Mix� is obsolete Default gnupghome changed from �gnupg� to �gnupghome� New config options: mixmaster, mixhome, gnupg
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-$Id: README,v 1.21 2002/07/17 16:53:38 weasel Exp $
+$Id: README,v 1.22 2002/07/22 02:18:30 weasel Exp $
Echolot is a Pinger for anonymous remailers.
@@ -45,17 +45,25 @@ o Create a new unix user named »pinger« (You can actually use any name
o Make sure you have the perl libraries mentioned above and GnuPG
installed properly.
-o Create a Mixmaster client installation in ~pinger/Mix echolot needs to
- have its own installation because it will mess with mix' mlist.txt
- file, the public Mixmaster keyring, and type2.list. Don't bother
- putting current keyrings there.
-
o Copy all echolot files and directories to ~pinger/echolot
o Copy/Rename the pingd.conf.sample file to pingd.conf.
o Check the homedir setting and set sitename in pingd.conf.
+o If the Mixmaster executable »mix« is not in your PATH, set
+ the »mixmaster« config option in pingd.conf.
+
+ Echolot can use any available mixmaster binary (e.g. your remailer's mix).
+ It will not share pool or keyrings with the existing installation (it sets
+ the MIXPATH environment variable).
+
+ If you prefer you can build one for Echolot and place it in ~/Mix. Don't
+ bother putting configuration or keyrings there though - they won't get used.
+
+o If the GnuPG executable »gpg« is not in your PATH, set
+ the »gnupg« config option in pingd.conf.
+
o Set my_localpart and my_domain in pingd.conf to the appropriate values
for your pinger. Mail to my_localpart@my_domain needs to reach
echolot.