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

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#3009: Polipo 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:       
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Comment(by HG2G):

 Hello Robert,

 Replying to [comment:2 rransom]:

 > Replying to [ticket:3009 HG2G]:
 >
 >
 >
 > > 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.
 > >
 > >
 > >
 >
 > Unchecking the ‘Use Polipo’ checkbox in Torbutton's ‘Preferences’ dialog
 is easier.
 >
 > We aren't worried about DNS leaks anymore -- Polipo has been included in
 the recent non-alpha releases purely in order to work around a hard-coded
 timeout in Firefox's SOCKS client support.
 >

 Yup, uncheckable "Use Polipo" and then checking "Use Custom Proxy
 Settings" is easier, but I wanted to test TBB from 1st start-up without
 using Polipo and Polipo settings. I realize DNS leaks were not an issue
 when using Polipo re its correct socks 5 code and Firefox 'not doing DNS
 lookups locally' (i.e., !TorButton configuration of
 ''user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);''. However, I wanted
 to check and ensure the new socks patch for Firefox 4 in TBB 2.2.24-1
 alpha was working as expected (that is, handling DNS properly).

 > > 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.
 > >
 > >
 > >
 >
 > But since you could browse to a hidden service, it's likely that the
 copy of Firefox in that TBB is patched to fix the SOCKS timeout bug (as it
 should be), so Polipo ''is'' unnecessary.

 Yup, that was my point for posting this report, but I didn't want to be
 too presumptuous and state for a fact Polipo should not be included (after
 all, I am just some random person, no one of import to the Tor Project). I
 asked Erinn about this a (few?) weeks ago, re whether the socks patch will
 be included in the new Tor Project fork of FF 4 with new TBB version(s),
 and she told me yes, the patch will be included. I agree Polipo should not
 be included in new TBBs (with FF 4) any longer, but I didn't want to
 overstep my bounds considering I am a nobody to the Tor project.

 P.S. Thanks for fixing the title.

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