Ian Goldberg <iang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 05:29:04PM +0200, Fabian Keil wrote: > > > So if only a handful of clients > > > have upgraded to a TBB that supports it (none does at this time), > > > they'll stand out. That's why the default is "use the consensus value", > > > which is currently off. The consensus value can be turned on later, > > > when "enough" people can support it. > > > > The default can be changed, though, and while the man page > > contains recommendations and even strong recommendation for > > other parameter values, there's no recommendation for or against > > changing the OptimisticData settings and the risks aren't > > mentioned either. > > > > The TorBrowser isn't the only client that could optimistically send > > data and other clients (like Privoxy) will need an option for this, > > that the user has to explicitly enable. > > > > It's inappropriate for Privoxy's documentation to make recommendations > > for or against modifications of Tor's OptimisticData option, therefore > > it would be great if the Tor man page contained such a recommendation > > so the Privoxy documentation can link to it without putting the user > > at risk of changing the option after reading Tor's man page without > > understanding the consequences. > > Does Privoxy support optimistic data? SOCKS clients (TBB, Privoxy, IM > clients, etc.) need to be modified in order to use this feature of Tor, > as it entails the client sending the data to the SOCKS proxy (the Tor > OP) *before* receiving the SOCKS connection response from it. I implemented (partial) optimistic data support for Privoxy about a year ago. The code hasn't been committed to the official repository due to the documentation challenge outlined above. Fabian
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