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Re: [tor-bugs] #23138 [Applications/Tor Browser]: TorButton don't let people to change proxy settings
#23138: TorButton don't let people to change proxy settings
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: tbb-team
Type: task | Status: closed
Priority: Very High | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution: wontfix
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):
* status: needs_information => closed
* resolution: => wontfix
Comment:
Replying to [comment:8 cypherpunks]:
> Curious, eh? That's good, but it will "eat" a cat :P
>
> Short answer: Because I want to use HTTP proxy.
> Long answer:
> I know many people who use TBB with HTTP proxy.
> Some of reasons:
> 1. To take a complete log of requests.
> 2. To filter out certain destination using their DNS servers(e.g.,
custom hosts)
> 3. To share Tor access with other software that doesn't support SOCKS
but HTTP.
> 4. More.
>
> We all understand this might reduce anomity. However, you should know
that
> there are many, YES, MANY, people use Tor without Firefox! No, really,
this
> might bring you heart attack, but it's true.
>
> I have several legal websites hosting on .onion. According to my access
log,
> 40% of access use non-TBB browser, such as Firefox 64bit, iPhone,
Chrome(!),
> Safari, etc etc. I've kicked non-TBB user(return 301 <tbb download
page>) after I saw that.
>
> Back to the primary discussion,
> when will you consider custom proxy? We just want to use our own
HTTPS/SOCKS4/5/PAC proxy
> to hide IP using Tor.
That's not something we will fix ourselves. But we might accept patches to
support this use-case. Feel free to reopen this ticket in case you have a
patch we should consider.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23138#comment:9>
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