[tbb-bugs] #21627 [Applications/Tor Browser]: HTTP 304 responses not handled correctly

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#21627: HTTP 304 responses not handled correctly
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 Reporter:  mcs                                  |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton,                       |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201706R                          |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * status:  new => needs_review
 * keywords:  tbb-torbutton, TorBrowserTeam201705 => tbb-torbutton,
     TorBrowserTeam201706R


Comment:

 Here is a patch:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/brade/torbutton.git/commit/?h=bug21627-01
 Rather than adding a try/catch, it seems easiest to simply ignore 304
 responses.

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