.onion capsules?

[Rohan Kumar]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:54:18PM +0100, almaember wrote:
> It would also be possible, since the exit node list is public, for the
> server to detect if the client is connecting through Tor, and simply
> redirect it to the onion counterpart.

This is interesting; do you have any more information about this, or know of any sites that do so already?

I'm not sure this is a good idea, since the decision to use the hidden service should be made by the user agent rather than the server IMO. A user on the Tor network might have a reason to visit the clearnet site.

I like the .well-known idea, but that'd mean making an additional request on the client side. Headers remove this need, but relying on headers for anything besides information necessary to present the attached document (e.g. mimetype, lang) is probably frowned upon for good reason.

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/Seirdy