[tor-bugs] #12674 [meek]: Neuter meek-http-helper's default proxy setting

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#12674: Neuter meek-http-helper's default proxy setting
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     Reporter:  dcf          |      Owner:  dcf
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  minor        |  Milestone:
    Component:  meek         |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  easy TorBrowserTeam201407
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Comment (by gk):

 {{{
 However it also means that DNS would leak, even with a blackhole socks
 proxy, if the user typed in a URL. So we additionally blackhole the http
 and ssl protocols, which will handle the most common mistakes. It
 doesn't handle everything, for instance I tested an ftp URL and it made
 a DNS request.
 }}}
 Hrm, so you avoid the DNS proxy bypass by adding the proxy for HTTP(S).
 Why not adding it for FTP as well if you are seeing DNS requests while you
 are at it?

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