[tor-bugs] #32577 [Core Tor/Torsocks]: torsocks is not fully capable of performing required downloads

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#32577: torsocks is not fully capable of performing required downloads
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 Reporter:  estellnb           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium             |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Torsocks  |        Version:  sbws: unspecified
 Severity:  Major              |     Resolution:
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Comment (by estellnb):

 I have now retried it with tor+torsocks on the tampered system and rustup
 works there without any problems. Obviously the NSA is selectively
 blocking this download for anonymous users. You will also need to try it
 from a clean boot medium. If it works well on your base system then it is
 likely compromised as well. I had a strange occurence with 'https://static
 .rust-lang.org/dist/2019-11-22/rustc-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-
 gnu.tar.xz' as well. At first rustup blocked on different clean tor
 systems on download of this file. As I discovered it to be easily
 downloadable without tor I have invoked torsocks wget on it. wget failed
 three times downloading the file and the fourth time it succeeded. From
 this time on rustc.xz could be easily downloaded via tor also by rustup.
 However since then rustup blocks on another download where you can not
 identify the file in question that easily.

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