[tor-bugs] #13129 [Tor]: Option for downgrading "Rejecting SOCKS request for anonymous connection to private address" log

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#13129: Option for downgrading "Rejecting SOCKS request for anonymous connection to
private address" log
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:1 cypherpunks]:
 > It's not *exclusively* occurring in the context of update checks, per
 the linked ticket. This also occurs, for example, when right-clicking in
 certain contexts.

 Can you provide enough details for us to reproduce?

 It seems to me that any attempt to connect to localhost by the
 application, without the user specifically trying to do it, is a bug. But
 clearly the Tor Browser people think otherwise.

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