[OTR-users] using TOR + socks with OTR + Pidgin

[e-letter]

(https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2012-November/002133.html):
> australia111 at hushmail.com:
> > Hi
> >
> > Anyone know how to use TOR + socks  with Pidgin + OTR ?
> > Can it be done?
> >
>
> This website has a reasonable guide:
>
>   https://help.riseup.net/en/pidgin
>
> Current versions of Pidgin have a proxy type called "Tor/privacy proxy"
> - simply enter the SOCKS proxy information (eg: 127.0.0.1 on port 9050 )

The guide does not indicate where the sign-in credential originate.

According to torsocks, pidgin can be used with:

usewithtor pidgin

and the pidgin connection setting is 'no proxy' in which case, there
does not seem to be a need to configure pidgin socks settings?