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@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ network). Certain other features are disabled in this mode. The
effect of @option{--use-tor} cannot be overridden by any other command
or even by reloading dirmngr. The use of @option{--no-use-tor}
disables the use of Tor. The default is to use Tor if it is available
-on startup or after reloading dirmngr.
+on startup or after reloading dirmngr. The test on the available of
+Tor is done by trying to connects to a SOCKS proxy at either port 9050
+or 9150); if another type of proxy is listening on one of these ports,
+you should use @option{--no-use-tor}.
@item --standard-resolver
@opindex standard-resolver