[tor-bugs] #6546 [Tor]: Replace check.tp.o with internal mapaddress + JSON/XML object

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#6546: Replace check.tp.o with internal mapaddress + JSON/XML object
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 Reporter:  ioerror                                                             |          Owner:                    
     Type:  enhancement                                                         |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal                                                              |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor                                                                 |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  proposal-needed tbb-usability MikePerry201210d tor-client SponsorJ  |         Parent:                    
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Hrmm, without HTTP, the use of this test is limited to applications where
 we can create pure sockets and specify the proxy settings for them.
 Moreover, even where full TCP socket support is provided, this makes
 testing harder, as you're no longer exercising the same codepaths that
 your application normally uses by default.

 For example, XPCOM's TCP sockets in Firefox do not use your browser's
 actual proxy settings values. You have to explicitly specify the proxy you
 want for each TCP connection. While you can in theory pull the proxy
 settings values from about:config and explicitly specify them for the test
 connection, this will fail in cases where users have installed filter
 addons like FoxyProxy, which can alter proxy behavior for specific HTTP
 requests on the fly...

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