[tor-bugs] #22572 [- Select a component]: please don't kill WarnUnsafeSocks option

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#22572: please don't kill WarnUnsafeSocks option
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     Reporter:  starlight             |      Owner:
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:
    Component:  - Select a component  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                        |  Parent ID:
       Points:                        |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                        |
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 The message

 {{{
 The WarnUnsafeSocks option is deprecated, and will most likely be removed
 in a future version of Tor. Changing this option makes it easier for you
 to accidentally lose your anonymity by leaking DNS information (If you
 think this is a mistake, please let us know!)
 }}}

 now appears when starting tor since a version upgrade.

 I am a expert user of Tor and have several script that issue `torsocks dig
 +tcp` commands performing forward and reverse DNS queries.  Have set
 `WarnUnsafeSocks` to 0 to eliminate the  spamming of my logs with warnings
 about explicit IP addresses passing through SOCKS.

 The option is useful and should be retained.

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