[tor-bugs] #5822 [Tor bundles/installation]: Windows installers to add firewall exceptions

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#5822: Windows installers to add firewall exceptions
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 Reporter:  marshray                  |          Owner:  erinn        
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:               
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.2.35
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:               
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 Starting with XP SP1 or SP2, MS Windows comes with a very handy built-in
 firewall. Using the default settings, whenever a new executable (such as
 Tor.exe) tries to accept incoming TCP connections from the network, the
 firewall raises a scary security alert message. This was seen on XP SP3 on
 a fresh installation of Vidalia Relay Bundle.

 Aside from the slight annoyance, this can be a little confusing for
 nontechnical users and it's bad to train users to click "Yes" to scary-
 sounding security warnings that they don't fully understand.

 For these reasons, app installers under Windows often pre-create firewall
 exceptions for their executables.

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