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On 10/04/2015 09:39 PM, Bryan Gwin wrote:
> Is it possible for someone to design some software that can
> utilize the Tor network (i.e. software that will allow users to communicate
> with each other through the Tor Network allowing for private
> conversations). 

Totally! "Tor" as core component simply provides a local SOCKS proxy for
applications. This is also what the Tor Browser uses. So, any
application that understands how to tunnel application traffic via SOCKS
can be "torified".

For a lot more information see the community wiki page:
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO

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