diff --git a/doc/socks-extensions.txt b/doc/socks-extensions.txt index b2988ef5c3..2cb6f7f8c5 100644 --- a/doc/socks-extensions.txt +++ b/doc/socks-extensions.txt @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Tor's extensions to the SOCKS protocol 3. HTTP-resistance - Tor checks the first byte of each socks request to see whether it looks + Tor checks the first byte of each SOCKS request to see whether it looks more like an HTTP request (that is, it starts with a "G", "H", or "P"). If so, Tor returns a small webpage, telling the user that his/her browser is misconfigured. This is helpful for the many users who mistakenly try to diff --git a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html index 97f6927b20..4edeb9bfa6 100644 --- a/doc/tor-doc-win32.html +++ b/doc/tor-doc-win32.html @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
-The latest stable release of Tor for Windows 32 is default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of the settings. Tor is now installed.
- -After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use it. The first step is to set up web browsing. Start by installing -
Then change your browser to http proxy at localhost port 8118. + +
Then change your browser to HTTP proxy at localhost port 8118.
+(That's where Privoxy listens.)
In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies. In IE, it's
Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
You should also set your SSL proxy (IE calls it "Secure") to the same
@@ -94,9 +98,9 @@ src="http://tor.freehaven.net/img/screenshot-ie-lan.jpg" />
-
Using privoxy is necessary because Using privoxy is necessary because browsers leak your -DNS requests when they use a socks proxy directly, which is bad for +DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly, which is bad for your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.
@@ -114,16 +118,17 @@ For more troubleshooting suggestions, see the FAQ. -To Torify an application that supports http, just point it at Privoxy -(that is, localhost port 8118). To use socks directly (for example, for +
To Torify another application that supports HTTP, just point it at Privoxy +(that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS directly (for example, for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), point your application directly at -Tor (localhost port 9050). For applications that support neither socks -nor http, take a look at SocksCap, FreeCap, or the Hummingbird -SOCKS client. Let us know if you get them working so we can add better +SOCKS client. (FreeCap is free software; the others are proprietary.) +Let us know if you get them working so we can add better instructions here.
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