[tor-bugs] #8228 [Tor bundles/installation]: Ensure we always have a Tor on 127.0.0.1:9050

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#8228: Ensure we always have a Tor on 127.0.0.1:9050
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 Reporter:  ioerror                   |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  critical                  |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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 I believe that until we ship Vidalia bundle again, we should ensure that
 TBB on Mac OS X and Windows will provide a Tor SOCKS proxy on
 127.0.0.1:9050 for any additional application that needs a predictable
 SOCKS proxy.

 I propose that the GNU/Linux builds of TBB should only have 127.0.0.1:9150
 for SOCKS as the system *may* provide a Tor SOCKS proxy from system
 packages on 127.0.0.1:9050.

 I believe that the `torrc` in the TBB on Mac OS X needs a two line diff
 and on Windows it should be the same patch.

 The patch that seems to ensure that I have both a working Tor on 9050 and
 9150 was to patch the torrc like so:
 {{{
 -SocksPort 9150
 -SocksListenAddress 127.0.0.1
 +SocksPort 127.0.0.1:9050
 +SocksPort 127.0.0.1:9150
 }}}

 What needs to be tested to ensure that the next TBB releases can have
 these changes for Mac OS X and Windows releases?

 Without these changes, torsocks and TorBirdy users are currently left out
 in the cold until we start to ship Vidalia bundles again. There is no ETA
 for those bundles as far as I understand things - so this is a critical
 issue for nearly every application that uses Tor except the Tor Browser
 itself on Windows/Mac OS X.

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