Add extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy back to Tor Browser 9!!

Why did you removed it?

I NEED TO USE my proxy with tor browser and I WANT to use your browser.

Before this ugly update I was able to use my proxy with tor-disabled-torbrowser.

PLEASE DO SOMETHING. I HAD TO USE FIREFOX to make this comment!!

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In short, you need to add extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy back

and allow advanced users to use their custom proxies, with an ability to set custom proxy!!

That preference is not gone. The code surrounding it is still there. See: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbutton.git/tree/chrome/content/torbutton.js#n171 https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbutton.git/tree/chrome/content/torbutton.js#n1203 etc.

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Status: new to closed
Resolution: N/A to invalid

Excuse me but did you actually tried? This thing broke in TB9.

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Status: closed to reopened
Resolution: invalid to N/A

And why there's no option to set proxy configuration? I need to use my PAC or HTTP proxy.

Why remove user's choice?

1. Install 8.5 and launch it. It forcefully connect to Tor.

2. Set use-nontor value to true in about-config.

3. Disable Tor add-ons in about-addons.

4. Close browser.

5. Open browser. (TB works just like normal browser and YOU CAN edit proxy settings)

6. Click Check update and update your fucking browser

7. TB9 forcefully connect to Tor and completely ignoring your PAC/HTTP proxy settings

Replying to cypherpunks:

1. Install 8.5 and launch it. It forcefully connect to Tor.

2. Set use-nontor value to true in about-config.

3. Disable Tor add-ons in about-addons.

4. Close browser.

5. Open browser. (TB works just like normal browser and YOU CAN edit proxy settings)

6. Click Check update and update your fucking browser

7. TB9 forcefully connect to Tor and completely ignoring your PAC/HTTP proxy settings

The network settings are preference-based. So, what do the preference values in 8.5.5 show and what do they show in 9.0 after your steps are done? Just that there is no UI available anymore for that does not mean it's not working anymore.

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Status: reopened to needs_information

Replying to cypherpunks:

And why there's no option to set proxy configuration? I need to use my PAC or HTTP proxy.

Why remove user's choice?

Check your about:config. I don't see yet how we have removed the options to change things there. So, I still think you have the choice to adapt the browser to your corner-case.

So, I still think you have the choice to adapt the browser to your corner-case.

The network settings are preference-based

Then why your browser start Tor daemon every time I start TB9 with "extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy: true"?

It shouldn't start Tor at all and obey browser's proxy settings(PAC proxy in my case)

I am not going to upgrade to 9 series until someone do something about this.

And upgrading TB8.5 to TB9 is a waste of bandwidth and time.

It always fails on first attempt(download 50MB+), then second attemt always made(another 50MB+).

I'm definitely not going to do above step again. Have someone to test above internally.

I'm sure other non-tor-proxy people have this problem too.

Tor Browser 9.0

I managed to revert to using a manual proxy as follows:

In about:config extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy = true extensions.torlauncher.start_tor = false network.proxy.share_proxy_settings = true network.proxy.ftp = network.proxy.http = network.proxy.ssl = network.proxy.ftp_port = network.proxy.http_port = network.proxy.ssl_port =

Thanks guys!

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Thanks for getting back to us and investigating. Seems this is working.

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Status: needs_information to closed
Resolution: N/A to worksforme

Not for PAC file.

file://unixfolder/pacproxy.pac

Tor browser treat HTTP proxy as SOCKS

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Status: closed to reopened

8.5 doesn't have "extensions.torlauncher.start_tor" value.

I added extensions.torlauncher.start_tor with the value "true" and upgrading to TB9.

Now let's see.

Why didn't you write this changes in your support.torproject.org???

So if I set 2 values, Tor never start itself and I can use my proxy, right?

extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy = true extensions.torlauncher.start_tor = false

Can't confirm at this moment because the d/l speed to too slow

Hey gk.

It is NOT WORKING.

1. Install 8.5.
2. Disable Tor add-ons and set

extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy = true extensions.torlauncher.start_tor = false

3. Set your PAC proxy from network settings, so the network.proxy.autoconfig_url will be file://.../my.pac

4. Update to 9.0

5. Tor Browser is not obeying PAC proxy and I HAD TO downgrade to 8.5 AGAIN.

What now!?

7 - 8.5 NEVER have this proxy problem.

I agree, this is broken in TB9. Torbutton now forcefully resets network.proxy.type to 0 at every launch (see torbutton/components/startup-observer.js). And there is no way to disable Torbutton from Add-ons.

Trac:
startup-observer.js.patch

This patch seems to work for me.

mentioned in issue #32654 (moved)

moved to tpo/applications/tor-browser#32224 (closed)