[tor-bugs] #13982 [TorBirdy]: TorBirdy crashes if tor process not running in Windows 8

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#13982: TorBirdy crashes if tor process not running in Windows 8
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 Reporter:  saint     |          Owner:  ioerror
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:
Component:  TorBirdy  |        Version:
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 (report of a friend's issue - most recent Thunderbird and TorBirdy on
 Windows 8)

 So in Windows 8, if one starts Thunderbird when the tor process is not
 already running, it will crash.

 Possible solutions:
 - add a note in the top line of the extension description stating that
 TorBirdy requires tor browser to be running before starting Thunderbird.
 (This is in the documentation, but was overlooked in this case).
 - fail gracefully with a popup that says that messages will not be sent
 over the Tor network until starting the tor process and restarting
 thunderbird.

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