When you configure Firefox to point to an HTTP proxy and a SOCKS proxy, how
does Firefox know which to use?
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On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 03:09:12AM +, Jack Waugh wrote:
> When you configure Firefox to point to an HTTP proxy and a SOCKS proxy,
>how does Firefox know which to use?
It uses the http proxy if it's set and you've attempted an http
connection. If it's not set and you've attempted an http connec
Hi Rodger and gang,
On a related note, from what you said in this thread and the fact polipo
is not in the Alpha I downloaded, I assume polipo is going away? In the new
model, what is Tor doing as far as filtering things on the app level when it
comes to the webbrowser? Just relying on Torbutt
In the old model where you should use polipo, you would set your http
proxy to point to polipo and your socks proxy to point to tor. In the
new model where polipo isn't needed anymore, you should simply set your
socks proxy to point to tor.
I assume you are now mentioning there is no need to u
It uses the http proxy if it's set and you've attempted an http
connection. If it's not set and you've attempted an http connection,
it falls back to the socks proxy.
If you're doing a non-http connection, it ignores your http proxy.
In the old model where you should use polipo, you would set
