[tor-dev] HTTP-requesting browser extension WIP (works in Firefox, not in Tor Browser)

[David Fifield]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 08:23:35PM -0700, David Fifield wrote:
> I started trying to write a Firefox extension that makes HTTP requests
> outside of the proxy settings. I have one that works in Iceweasel 24.3
> and does the Host header trick used by the transport. However it doesn't
> work in Tor Browser, and I'm looking for some insight as to why it might
> be so.

I started https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11183 for
development of the browser extension. XUL and XPCOM experts are invited
to comment.

David Fifield