[tor-bugs] #10762 [TorBirdy]: TorBridy should try both SOCKS port 9050 and 9150

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#10762: TorBridy should try both SOCKS port 9050 and 9150
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     Reporter:  mikeperry  |      Owner:  ioerror
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal     |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBirdy   |    Version:
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:
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Comment (by isis):

 For background context, this came from helping a Windows Tor Birdy (TB)
 user
 after a Tor/Tails workshop that ioerror was giving. The following are the
 experiments the user tried in the process of trying to get TB working.

 1) TB enabled. TBB running. Email went through, but didn't use tor. User
 compared IP addresses in email headers to see if the email was sent over
 tor.

 2) TB disabled. TBB running. Sending email produced a popup message saying
 "sending sending sending". Nothing in the sent folder, unclear if it sent
 or
 not. Either way, it didn't fail closed with the expected "couldn't connect
 to SOCKS host" message.

 3) TB re-enabled. TBB running. Email went through, but didn't use tor.

 4) I showed them how to determine the SocksPort of the tor running in TBB
 and
 how to change TB's proxy settings to manual and type in the TBB ones. then
 the
 email went through tor and the user verified it in the headers.

 4a) If TBB is closed, another email will fail to send with a popup which
 warns
 "it can't connect to the proxy".

 4b) I asked them to exit TB completely and restart it, to check that it
 still
 uses 9150 and that the email sends over tor if TBB is running, and fails
 closed
 otherwise. These checks passed.

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