Please don't recommend Tor Button!

[Jason Edwards]

Ummm... So do I need to change to Torbutton preferences from the default 
settings?

Jay

> --- Roger Dingledine <arma at mit.edu> wrote:
>   
>> Torbutton automatically sets that, so now when 
>> things default to your socks proxy, it's still
>>  safe.
>>     
>
> Yes, TorButton's configuration is ok...and a little
> more background info for those who are interested:
>
> FF conciders a port set to zero to be an un-proxies
> protocol and direct connects to the Internet.
> <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.(protocol)_port>
>
> When the Socks address:proxy is set it routes other
> non-proxied protocols into Socks settings.
> <http://www.mozilla.org/quality/networking/docs/netprefs.html>
>
> So because TorButton sets FF ftp and gopher to port
> zero it allows the Socks proxy to route and break
> ftp/gopher against Tor.
>
> Can't ever by straight forward, ;-)
>
>
>
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