> Since the TBB is a web browser and the web uses HTTP(S), why is the HTTP > settings not used. All your HTTP(S) traffic is encapsulated into SOCKS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS With HTTP(S) proxies, you can only proxying HTTP(S) protocol, and not raw socket. > I understand that Tor also uses SOCKS (e.g. torsocks). But, even so, the > browser uses HTTP(S). Why does the browser require SOCKS and not HTTP? Tor doesnât really use SOCKS internaly, it only provide a SOCKS proxy server to allow applications to communicate with the Tor network without modification (provided it supports SOCKS proxy). torsocks just replace standard TCP stack with a fake one (encapsulating TCP socket into a  SOCKS socket Â) for application not supporting SOCKS proxy natively. Regards, -- Aeris ProtÃgez votre vie privÃe, chiffrez vos communications GPG : EFB74277 ECE4E222 OTR : 922C97CA EC0B1AD3 https://cafÃ-vie-privÃe.fr/
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