Author: sajolida Date: To: The Tails public development discussion list, khbkhb Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] ping...
Keith Bierman: > "...it is impossible to use ping in Tails, because ping uses the ICMP
> protocol while Tor can only transport TCP connections."
>
> Seems like including ping is an attractive nuisance. Since it can't
> work, wouldn't it be better to remove it? Or replacing it with a trivial
> script which explains why ping can't work?
Good point!
It seems easy to remove, so why not get rid of it (and a bit of FAQ):
