[tor-dev] Tor port restriction option was removed

[Keifer Bly]

➢ I admit, a separate button that says “Configure” there could really be beneficial to void confusion.
I agree, I think that future tor browser s having a dedicated “configure” button is a  good idea for this reason.

And, upon clicking the “configure “ button at start up, this is what I get (see the screenshot).

As you can see the options “tor is censored in my country” and “I use a proxy to connect to the internet” options are there, but the “this computer goes through a firewall that only allows connections on certain ports” option is not there, only appearing when I click the “tor network settings” button on the tor browser tab; I would suggest putting this option back in the configure button window as this current layout may be troublesome for people trying to connect from firewalls that only allow certain ports.

From: Jonathan Marquardt
Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:01 AM
To: tor-dev at lists.torproject.org
Subject: Re: [tor-dev] Tor port restriction option was removed

On Wed, Jul 04, 2018 at 03:52:10AM -0700, Keifer Bly wrote:
> Yes, but for me the option only appears when the tor browser is already 
> successfully connected and I can click on the “tor network settings”. It 
> does not appear in the “configure” option when first starting tor browser. 
> And for that matter the configure option only seems to appear the first time 
> tor browser is run and impossible to access anytime after on newest tor 
> browser.
> 
> 
> In short the “tor network settings” option seems impossible to access as it 
> only appears when the tor browser is successfully running which is 
> problematic for users attempting to configure blocked ports or bridges right 
> off the bat.

That's not true. You can access these settings by clicking the "Cancel" button 
when Tor is establishing the connection. Although, I admit, a seperate button 
that says "Configure" there could really be benefitial to avoid confusion.
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