[tor-bugs] #1827 [Tor Client]: binding a socket for 18.0.0.1 to learn our interface address is freaking out users

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#1827: binding a socket for 18.0.0.1 to learn our interface address is freaking
out users
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 Reporter:  arma        |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Client  |     Version:     
 Keywords:              |      Parent:     
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 People who use little snitch on OS X are being told that their Tor
 mysteriously sends udp packets to 18.0.0.1 on startup.

 This is false -- no packets are sent. grep for 18.0.0.1 in
 src/common/address.c to learn what's going on.

 But the number of reports from users is increasing. I imagine they think
 it looks like spyware behavior -- sekrit undocumented spyware behavior,
 too.

 We should explore other ways to learn the user's interface address that
 don't trigger software like little snitch.

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