[tor-bugs] #3009 [Tor bundles/installation]: Privoxy is included (yet should not be?) in TBB 2.2.24-1 alpha (Windows)

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#3009: Privoxy is included (yet should not be?) in TBB 2.2.24-1 alpha (Windows)
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 Reporter:  HG2G                      |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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 Privoxy is included in TBB 2.2.24-1 alpha for Windows even though Privoxy
 is not needed. I tested setting !TorButton to 'custom' with only SOCKS
 proxy set*, thus bypassing Privoxy, and TBB passed all 'Tor checks' (e.g.,
 https://check.torproject.org). Using DNSEye there are no DNS leaks and I
 did not have any timeout erros when only using SOCKS proxy setting in
 Firefox.

 Testing TBB 2.2.24-1 alpha (Firefox) page load speed with !FireBug and
 !HammerHead showed faster page load times without Privoxy vs with Privoxy
 for https://torproject.org, [https://blog.torproject.org/
 https://blog.torproject.org] and
 http://kpvz7ki2v5agwt35.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page.

 * I added these lines to user.js:

 {{{
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.http_port", 0);
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.http_proxy", );
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.https_port", 0);
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.https_proxy", );
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.socks_host", "127.0.0.1");
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.socks_port", 9050);
 user_pref("extensions.torbutton.settings_method", "custom");
 }}}
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