[tbb-bugs] #23115 [Applications/Tor Browser]: If "Tor is not working in this browser", don't download an update

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#23115: If "Tor is not working in this browser", don't download an update
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 Reporter:  teor                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:6 teor]:
 > It was reproducible by re-launching the copy of 7.5a1 that I hadn't
 updated.
 > It went away when I updated.
 >
 > The Tor check failure might have be due to the increased latency I had
 on a wireless broadband link (in Australia, outside a major east coast
 city).

 Hm, did you have a non-standard Tor Browser environment because the first
 thing that gets tried is the check via the control port. So, latency
 should not play a role here. Regardless, if latency played a role here I
 am not sure not downloading the update is the solution to your bug as I
 can imagine using tricks to deny the update download in those cases.

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