[tor-bugs] #7944 [Flashproxy]: Standalone flash proxy

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#7944: Standalone flash proxy
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 Reporter:  akrey        |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:     
Component:  Flashproxy   |        Version:     
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   Points:               |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:1 arma]:
 > My first thought is "hopefully not that similar to a browser at all" --
 I can see porting the javascript browser stuff at first, but it seems to
 me that the protocol should be simple enough that a python script by
 itself should do it. Then we could imagine volunteers doing an apt-get
 install of the deb, and suddenly they're helping glue Tor users together,
 even behind nat, without ever having to think about it again. Extra points
 that these flash proxies would be way more stable than a typical browser
 tab.

 Hey speaking of which: in the Flashproxy model, the Tor bridge needs some
 glue to pretend to be a webserver, since the Flash Proxy is only allowed
 to talk certain protocols.

 This outside-the-browser standalone Flash proxy wouldn't have such a
 requirement -- does that mean it could (should) just interface with normal
 Tor bridges directly?

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