[tbb-bugs] #11206 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser will not save Exceptions in the Firefox cookie manager

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#11206: Tor Browser will not save Exceptions in the Firefox cookie manager
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 Reporter:  toruser23                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton             |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:7 Thorin]:
 > But this is by design. Permissions (all site exceptions are kept in
 permissions.sqlite) are disabled from writing to disk, and are memory only
 > - `permissions.memory_only` = `true`
 >
 > I feel like I'm missing the point, since this ticket has been open for 6
 years

 Originally, the ticket has meant something slightly different as Torbutton
 back in the day had the option to save cookies across sessions if the user
 chose that option.

 However, even if that's not the case today anymore the current situation
 is still a bug. We need to decide where the bug is, though (I am not sure
 what the expected behavior in vanilla PBM is but I assume cookies can
 retained across sessions. Maybe should follow that model? Or maybe we
 should adapt the UI if `permissions.memory_only` is set to `true` making
 it clear there is no across-sessions-thing. Or maybe the bug is something
 else). However, offering the option to save exceptions across restarts and
 not following along to the surprise of users is clearly sub-optimal.

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