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On Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 20:43, Zhu Zihao <all_but_last@163.com> wrote:
> #!/bin/sh
> export LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/libtorsocks.so
> exec -a "$0" emacs "$@"
> [...]
> Emacs, and its subprocess would inherit this environment variable and
> allow torsocks to intercept network connection and force them in Tor.

what if something (e.g. a script) sets the LD_PRELOAD variable to
something different?  would it defeat torsocks?  do i need to inspect
all such subprocesses and ensure that they use the right LD_PRELOAD
value?