Clarifications in docs about Tor settings

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Miguel Jacq 2022-04-28 13:13:56 +10:00
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@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ It's important to note that the requests to the Censorship Circumvention API do
Even though it is hard for an adversary to discover where the Meek request is going, this may still be risky for some users. Therefore, it is an opt-in feature. The use of Meek and non-torified network requests are limited only to making one or two requests to the Censorship Circumvention API. Then Meek is stopped, and all further network requests happen over the Tor network. Even though it is hard for an adversary to discover where the Meek request is going, this may still be risky for some users. Therefore, it is an opt-in feature. The use of Meek and non-torified network requests are limited only to making one or two requests to the Censorship Circumvention API. Then Meek is stopped, and all further network requests happen over the Tor network.
If you are uncomfortable with making a request that doesn't go over the Tor network, you can click the Network Settings (or the Settings icon in the bottom right corner, followed by the Tor Settings tab in the screen that appears), and manually configure bridges. After you save any bridge settings, OnionShare will try to reconnect using those bridges.
What 'Try again without a Bridge' does What 'Try again without a Bridge' does
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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Connecting to Tor
.. _tor: .. _tor:
Pick a way to connect OnionShare to Tor by clicking Network Settings from the welcome screen, or the Tor onion icon in the bottom right of the OnionShare window to open the Tor Settings tab. Pick a way to connect OnionShare to Tor by clicking the Settings icon in the bottom right corner of the application, and then the Tor Settings tab in the screen that appears.
.. image:: _static/screenshots/tor-settings.png .. image:: _static/screenshots/tor-settings.png