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@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ Configuring Thunderbird to send and receive email via Tor
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ Configuring Thunderbird to send and receive email via Tor
While this approach is not recommended by torproject, here we provide a few steps to use Tor to communicate with our mailservers.
While this approach is not recommended by torproject, here we provide a few steps to use Tor to communicate with our mailservers.
This might be a good option in situations where one is not able to access our mailservers directly (for example because of state censorship).
This might be a good option in situations where one is not able to access our mailservers directly (for example because of state censorship).
 
**Disclaimer:** this guide does not explain how to send anonymous emails (for that see how to use our [anonymous remailer][ar]), nor these configurations
 
enhance the anonymity of the messages you send. Connecting to our services through Tor is a way to obfuscate from the network provider you are
 
using that you are connecting to our servers. This does not make you anonymous from us, because you have to authenticate to our servers to be
 
able to use them, nor this shields you from information you could send through mail to your correspondents (i.e. in some mail header) that
 
could identify you.
 
If you have such needs, we suggest to either send the email via the webmail (via Tor, if you want to be anonymous in your navigation for your
 
network provider) or to use [Tails][t], configuring your email account in [Thunderbird offered in that distribution][tt].
 
 
[ar]: /docs/anon/remailer
 
[t]: https://tails.boum.org/
 
[tt]: https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/thunderbird/index.en.html
 
 
#### **Prerequisite 1: having a running Tor instance on your computer**
#### **Prerequisite 1: having a running Tor instance on your computer**
Tor is a program that exposes a local proxy to connect to the internet (and also to the network of hidden services). Tor Browser is a
Tor is a program that exposes a local proxy to connect to the internet (and also to the network of hidden services). Tor Browser is a
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