TOR/Privacy (SOCKS5) or SOCKS5

[pidgin at mail.iqk.com]

The question is comparable to "what's the difference between 'I-95' and 'a highway'?".

SOCKS5 is a protocol.  TOR is a network that uses that protocol.

If you wanted to use SOCKS5, but not through TOR, you'd need another specific server that offers SOCKS5.

Yes, TOR is a more vast network than most SOCKS5 servers, but from a user perspective, it's one of any number of SOCKS5 servers that one can use.

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 io.media at tutanota.de wrote:
> What's the difference between "TOR/Privacy (SOCKS5)" and "SOCKS5" in Pidgin proxy settings?
> Where i can learn more about that? And can i use just SOCKS5 to connect through TOR (127.0.0.1, port 9050)?