[tor-bugs] #6060 [Tor Client]: add http proxy support to Tor

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#6060: add http proxy support to Tor
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 Reporter:  proper       |          Owner:  arma               
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: very long term
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:                     
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [comment:18 andrea]:
 > I'm not sure an http proxy *inside Tor* necessarily strikes me as the
 best idea,

 It's a horrible idea.

 > but a good general purpose mechanism to control stream isolation from
 outside the Tor daemon itself and a separate HTTP->SOCKS5 proxy designed
 to make use of that does.

 The stream isolation code supports isolation based on SOCKS username and
 password.  That should be sufficient.

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