Tox is a peer-to-peer instant messaging and video calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption. Tox started out as a project on Sup Forums Sup Forums and is open source software released under the GPLv3. Tox is...
==Encrypted== >Everything you do with Tox is encrypted using open-source libraries. The only people who can see your conversations are the people you're talking with.
==Distributed== >Tox has no central servers that can be raided, shut down, or forced to turn over data — the network is made up of its users. Say goodbye to server outages!
==Free== >Tox is free software. That's free as in freedom, as well as in price. This means Tox is yours — to use, modify, and share — because Tox is developed by and for the users.
Now to the fun part! Let's make some friends...
Step 1. Install a Tox client - tox.chat/download.html - qTox seems to work best for most people - github.com/qTox/qTox Step 2. Add the GroupBot id: 56A1ADE4B65B86BCD51CC73E2CD4E542179F47959FE3E0E21B4B0ACDADE51855D34D34D37CB5 Step 3. Message groupbot: invite 1 pol
Do not use Tox. Your IP address is public and can be resolved, just like Skype.
This thread was created by a Correct The Record employee. They are trying to gather Sup Forums's IP addresses and DDoS them.
>"Tox makes no attempt to cloak your IP address when communicating with other users, as the whole point of peer-to-peer is to connect you directly to your friends. A workaround does exist in the form of tunneling your Tox connections through Tor. However, a user cannot uncover another user's IP address using only a Tox ID to find the user in the DHT, the IP address will only be discernible when the users become “friends.”
