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Connect to Tor hidden services by default

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Adds 127.0.0.1:9050 for the .onion proxy if we can succesfully connect
to the control port.

Natural followup to creating hidden services automatically.
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Peter Todd
2015-11-24 10:27:38 -05:00
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@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this will affect you at
the pool operator's discretion, which must be no later than BIP65 achieving its
951/1001 status.
Automatically listen on Tor
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Automatically use Tor hidden services
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Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket
API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidden services programmatically.
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ Bitcoin Core has been updated to make use of this.
This means that if Tor is running (and proper authorization is available),
Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without
manual configuration. This will positively affect the number of available
.onion nodes.
manual configuration. Bitcoin Core will also use Tor automatically to connect
to other .onion nodes if the control socket can be successfully opened. This
will positively affect the number of available .onion nodes and their usage.
This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and
a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`,