Delton Barnes: > I use Tor Browser for all web browsing as many of you probably do. A > frequent problem is you will be logged in to various sites and then the > connection will break. For instance, attempting to make any request > gives "Firefox could not establish a connection to the server at ...". > Changing identities will always rectify the problem, but doing so via > the onion button causes all open windows and tabs to be closed, which > means you have to log back in and then get back to whatever page you > were on. This is especially troublesome if you were filling out a form > or completing a multi-step process in a web application. > > Is there a way to change identities or just circuits without closing > everything and without using an external application? I understand the > browser is closed and re-opened when you request a new identity to > prevent your identity from being associated with your prior identity, > but sometimes you do not need a new identity and just want to fix the > connection. > > I do not think this a problem specific to me because it occurs on > multiple devices on multiple networks.
The FAQ answers my question: https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#NewIdentityClosingTabs This ticket is for exactly the feature I'm seeking: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9442 It's flagged tbb-easy, so maybe I'll try to implement. Delton -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
