[tor-bugs] #6060 [Tor Client]: add http proxy support to Tor

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#6060: add http proxy support to Tor
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 Reporter:  proper       |          Owner:  arma               
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: very long term
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:                     
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                     
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Comment(by ioerror):

 Replying to [comment:24 rransom]:
 > Replying to [comment:22 ioerror]:
 > > Replying to [comment:20 rransom]:
 > > > Replying to [comment:18 andrea]:
 > > > > I'm not sure an http proxy *inside Tor* necessarily strikes me as
 the best idea,
 > > >
 > > > It's a horrible idea.
 > >
 > > Why is that? Do you also feel like the Socks proxy inside of Tor is a
 horrible idea?
 >
 > HTTP is far more complex than SOCKS.

 Shim's HTTP proxy code is more complex than a SOCKS proxy and on that, I
 think we agree. The question is - if we have that kind of complexity is
 there a benefit?

 Onion routing is in itself quite complex but for the goal of anonymity,
 we're taking a more complex route to make the goal a reality. Complexity
 is not a really compelling argument against the interface - bugs exist in
 all tools - the compelling argument for me would be that it wouldn't help
 anyone to be more anonymous or to use Tor more safely than they are today.
 That argument though wouldn't fly because the reality appears to be the
 exact opposite. Users *require* an HTTP interface to Tor and they're
 either getting it unsafely or they're not getting it at all. That seems
 less than ideal.

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