[tor-bugs] #7183 [Tor bundles/installation]: Probe for SOCKS port 9050 before using 'auto' (was: Unify TBB configs across platforms)

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#7183: Probe for SOCKS port 9050 before using 'auto'
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 Reporter:  ioerror                   |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Isn't SOCKSPort auto entirely disabled on Windows? I don't think we fall
 back to a random port if 9050 is unavailable, do we?

 If we can try 9050 first, it seems like it would be a good idea to do so.
 My understanding was the initial 'SOCKSPort auto' didn't support this. But
 maybe now it does (via the isolate streams feature, at least). It might be
 a Vidalia ticket to do this, though.

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