[tor-bugs] #20575 [Core Tor/Tor]: Delete HTTPProxy from Tor config manual, and Tor itself

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#20575: Delete HTTPProxy from Tor config manual, and Tor itself
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks            |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  task                   |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  High                   |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor           |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                 |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  triage-out-030-201612  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                         |         Points:  .2
 Reviewer:                         |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 I think we should deprecate both httpproxy and httpproxyauthenticator,
 with intent to remove them when nobody complains.

 They are options from back in the day when client directory interactions
 happened over http, so we needed to survive having a local proxy in
 between us and the web.

 I think the chances that some relay operator ran across them and decided
 to send their relay descriptor uploads via an http proxy are basically
 zero. (Or, if somebody did, they need to stop.)

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