[tor-bugs] #5284 [Tor Client]: Operating system updates behind Transparent Proxy okay?

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#5284: Operating system updates behind Transparent Proxy okay?
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 Reporter:  proper      |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  critical    |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:     
 Keywords:              |         Parent:     
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:     
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 Tor's transparent proxy feature is at the moment a bit complicated to take
 advantage off and therefore unpopular. That might change in the future,
 because a) [https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorBOX
 documentation improves]; b) in the future (depending on the outcome of
 this bug) there might be pre-configured, ready-to-use packages; you
 discussed to give TorRouter such a feature #3453 as well.

 You ask the user not to use Bittorrent over Tor, as the network can not
 handle the load.

 What about operating system updates behind a Transparent Tor Proxy?

 The transparent proxy feature is great, it offers to reduce the risk of
 leaks and offers an anonymous torified operating system. Operating system
 updates behind Tor are a dilemma. It's several hundred of megabytes.

 Once users have an anonymous torified operating system, they use apt-get
 upgrade, they won't bother with offline updates, as they are complicated
 and possible leaks (creates signature).

 So what do you suppose to do with the Transparent Proxy feature? Leave
 complicated, a nice addon for powerusers? Or encourage people to
 extensively use it? How do you want to solve the operating system update
 dilemma? Can the Tor network handle the load?

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