[tor-bugs] #28642 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor browser cannot connect to SOCKS server if it is not specified by IP address

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#28642: Tor browser cannot connect to SOCKS server if it is not specified by IP
address
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 Reporter:  wagon                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Changes (by targetSdkVersion):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 gk]:
 > I guess it's related to a feature which has prevented numerous proxy
 bypasses for DNS requests. We do
 > {{{
 > +    PRNetAddr tempAddr;
 > +    if (mDisableDNS) {
 > +        // Allow IP lookups through, but nothing else.
 > +        if (PR_StringToNetAddr(aHostname.BeginReading(), &tempAddr) !=
 PR_SUCCESS) {
 > +            return NS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROXY_HOST; // XXX:
 NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED?
 > +        }
 > +    }
 > }}}
 > `network.proxy.socks_remote_dns` is the preference which might help you.
 Assuming I am right then this a WONTFIX. Please reopen otherwise.
 No, that's not for the address of SOCKS proxy for Firefox. See #17991,
 #17953, #17949, #17901 for why you can't use hard-coded `127.0.0.1`.

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