[tor-bugs] #8137 [Torsocks]: add option to allow connections to local addresses

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#8137: add option to allow connections to local addresses
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 Reporter:  proper    |          Owner:  ioerror
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:         
Component:  Torsocks  |        Version:         
 Keywords:            |         Parent:         
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:         
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Comment(by proper):

 It's now completely broken, since switch from 1.2 (Debian) to 1.3
 (torproject git).

 Config remained the same as posted above.

 {{{
 # Just to show, the Tor is really accessible on that port.
 /tmp $ /usr/bin/wget 192.168.0.10:9159
 --2013-02-12 05:13:44--  http://192.168.0.10:9159/
 Connecting to 192.168.0.10:9159... connected.
 HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 501 Tor is not an HTTP Proxy
 2013-02-12 05:13:44 ERROR 501: Tor is not an HTTP Proxy.
 }}}

 {{{
 # external service was up
 /tmp $ nslookup github.com
 Server:         192.168.0.10
 Address:        192.168.0.10#53

 Non-authoritative answer:
 Name:   github.com
 Address: 207.97.227.239
 }}}

 {{{
 /tmp $ torsocks git clone https://github.com/adrelanos/Whonix.git
 libtorsocks(7396): WARNING: The symbol getipnodebyname() was not found in
 any shared library with the reported error: Not Found!
   Also, we failed to find the symbol __getipnodebyname() with the reported
 error: Not Found
 libtorsocks(7397): WARNING: The symbol getipnodebyname() was not found in
 any shared library with the reported error: Not Found!
   Also, we failed to find the symbol __getipnodebyname() with the reported
 error: Not Found
 libtorsocks(7394): WARNING: The symbol getipnodebyname() was not found in
 any shared library with the reported error: Not Found!
   Also, we failed to find the symbol __getipnodebyname() with the reported
 error: Not Found
 Cloning into 'Whonix'...
 libtorsocks(7398): WARNING: The symbol getipnodebyname() was not found in
 any shared library with the reported error: Not Found!
   Also, we failed to find the symbol __getipnodebyname() with the reported
 error: Not Found
 libtorsocks(7398): do_resolve: error connecting to SOCKS server
 libtorsocks(7398): failed to resolve: github.com
 libtorsocks(7398): do_resolve: error connecting to SOCKS server
 libtorsocks(7398): failed to resolve: github.com
 error: Couldn't resolve host 'github.com' while accessing
 https://github.com/adrelanos/Whonix.git/info/refs
 fatal: HTTP request failed
 }}}

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