[tor-bugs] #26889 [Core Tor/Torsocks]: torsocks: option to disable all network traffic

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#26889: torsocks: option to disable all network traffic
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     Reporter:  ilf        |      Owner:  dgoulet
         Type:             |     Status:  new
  enhancement              |
     Priority:  Low        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core       |    Version:
  Tor/Torsocks             |
     Severity:  Normal     |   Keywords:  torsocks, option, disable network
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 I've already talked to dgoulet about this:

 I would love an option to make torsocks disable all network traffic. There
 are many good use cases to run applications without Internet
 communication. For example, commands in mailcap(4) to display non-text.

 This is a classic job for (application) firewalls, but torsocks has all
 the functionality already, f.e. if used with an invalid --port where no
 Tor or proxy is actually listening. But this is an ugly hack.

 A --disable-network option would be very easy for torsocks, and very
 useful. Of course, it's low priority.

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