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Questions about configuring Tor software.

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Can ReachableAddresses be on separate lines?

Yes, it can be multiple lines. The config option is a LINELIST type, just like ExitPolicy.
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Can I mix country name and nickname in ExcludeNodes line?

Yes, you can mix them. The example in the manpage even has that: ExcludeNodes SlowServer, ABCD1234CDEF5678ABCD1234CDEF5678ABCD1234, {cc}, 255.254.0.0/8
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The ReachableAddresses version of FascistFirewall

I don't think there are any plans to deprecate FascistFirewall. At least the manpage does not say it is, unlike FirewallPorts. And yes, that's exactly the equivalent if you haven't also set Firewall …
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How to use Tor behind a http-only proxy?

If your proxy cannot do CONNECT, you lose. Sorry. Most proxies actually do connect - else how would you visit gmail or anything else doing https - but they only do it for https on port 443. If your …
weasel - Peter Palfrader's user avatar
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Getting Tor to randomly use various Country IP's per session

I think there is a FAQ entry that answers your question as far as Tor is concerned: Can I control which nodes (or country) are used for entry/exit?. Note that we recommend you do not use these! I do …
weasel - Peter Palfrader's user avatar
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How do I make Tor use IPv6 for connecting to other peers?

I know that IPv6 works when using bridges. This is my minimal torrc: UseBridges 1 Bridge [<some ipv6 address>]:443 Log info stdout When started with this torrc, my Tor only has connections to my …
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When only using HTTPSProxy in torrc, will also directory requests get routed through that pr...

The TunnelDirConns configuration option specifies that behavior and it has defaulted to tunneling since about 2008 (svn revision 13935). …
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How to properly build static binary of Tor on Ubuntu 13.04?

Building Tor statically is problematic, at best, and not really (well) supported. I got configure to run with this minor patch: --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH( …
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Does those ExitPolicy make my relay a Tor non-exit relay?

The proper configuration line for a non-exit relay is ExitPolicy reject *:* Since that's what you're using, you should be fine. …
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For how long does a circuit stay alive?

The Tor FAQ also tries to answer this, but here's my attempt : Circuits get created on start-up and whenever Tor thinks it might need more in the future or right now. Once a circuits is actually use …
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Will hibernation cause my relay to lose the Guard flag?

The guard flag is only given to servers that are sufficiently fast and stable [dir-spec]. Stable means being available most of the time. So yes, if your relay goes down due to hibernation this can r …
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How to configure proxy setting in Pluggable Transport Bundle?

If tor is configured to use a pluggable transport, you can't set Socks*Proxy or HTTP*Proxy. The reason is that tor does not make connections to relays or directory servers itself anymore, but instead …
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