>> Firefox should in principle not use the DNS if >> >> network.proxy.socks_remote_dns >> >> is set to true (in about:config).
> Hm, I'm not sure - I thought this option only works if you're using a
> SOCKS-proxy, e.g. connecting directly to the Tor-socks interface?
>
> Is that also true for http-style proxies?
You're correct, this is only true for direct connections to tor.
Juliusz

