[tbb-bugs] #26569 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Redirect pre-8.0a9 alpha users to a separate update directory

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#26569: Redirect pre-8.0a9 alpha users to a separate update directory
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 Reporter:  boklm                            |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                             |         Status:
                                             |  needs_review
 Priority:  Very High                        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff60-esr, TorBrowserTeam201807R  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #26050                           |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by boklm):

 * keywords:  ff60-esr, TorBrowserTeam201807 => ff60-esr,
     TorBrowserTeam201807R
 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 I have now made a copy of `update_3/alpha` to `update_pre8.0a9/alpha`
 where we will be redirecting users with versions older than 8.0a9.

 There is a patch for review in branch `bug_26569_v2` adding the redirect
 rules:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/boklm/tor-browser-
 build.git/commit/?h=bug_26569_v2&id=9756279736cde0363abc97f5e0eced6ffb627d37

 I have been running `make update_responses-alpha` with this patch, and
 uploaded the files to `update_test_bug26569/alpha` for testing.

 We can see that the following URLs are redirected:
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/8.0a8/de
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86-gcc3-x64/8.0a7/fr
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86-gcc3-x86/8.0a6
 /en-US
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86_64-gcc3-x64/8.0a5/it
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/Darwin_x86_64-gcc3/8.0a4/nl
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/7.5a4/fa

 But the following are not:
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/8.0a9/de
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86-gcc3-x64/8.0a10/fr
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86-gcc3-x86/8.5a1
 /en-US
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_test_bug26569/alpha/WINNT_x86_64-gcc3-x64/9.0a5/it

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