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@@ -914,7 +914,13 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
IPv6.)
**PreferIPv6**;;
Tells exits that, if a host has both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address,
- we would prefer to connect to it via IPv6. (IPv4 is the default.)
+ we would prefer to connect to it via IPv6. (IPv4 is the default.) +
++
+ NOTE: Although this option allows you to specify an IP address other than
+ localhost, you should do so only with extreme caution. The SOCKS
+ protocol is unencrypted and (as we use it) unauthenticated, so exposing
+ it in this way could leak your information to anybody watching your
+ network, and allow anybody to use your computer as an open proxy.
**SOCKSListenAddress** __IP__[:__PORT__]::
Bind to this address to listen for connections from Socks-speaking