Merge #20003: net: Exit with error message if -proxy is specified without arguments (instead of continuing without proxy server)
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net: Print error message if -proxy is specified without arguments (instead of continuing without proxy server) (practicalswift) Pull request description: Exit with error message if `-proxy` is specified without arguments (instead of continuing without proxy server). Continuing without a proxy server when the end-user has specified `-proxy` may result in accidental loss of privacy. (The end-user might think he/she is using a proxy when he/she is not.) Before this patch: ``` $ src/bitcoind -proxy … 2020-09-23T00:24:33Z InitParameterInteraction: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -listen=0 2020-09-23T00:24:33Z InitParameterInteraction: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -upnp=0 2020-09-23T00:24:33Z InitParameterInteraction: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -discover=0 2020-09-23T00:24:33Z InitParameterInteraction: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -listenonion=0 … 2020-09-23T00:24:33Z init message: Starting network threads... ``` `bitcoind` is now running *without* a proxy server (`GetProxy(…, …) == false`, `HaveNameProxy() == false`, etc.). Note that the "-proxy set" log messages above which the end-user might interpret as "good, my traffic is now routed via the proxy". After this patch: ``` $ src/bitcoind -proxy Error: No proxy server specified. Use -proxy=<ip> or -proxy=<ip:port>. $ echo $? 1 ``` ACKs for top commit: laanwj: re-ACK9b4fa0af40
kristapsk: ACK9b4fa0af40
, I have tested the code. hebasto: re-ACK9b4fa0af40
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