[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:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  needs_information => new


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 teor]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 gk]:
 > > Was it really not working and it downloaded bypassing Tor? That would
 be a serious bug. Or was that just the `about:tor` page that was
 misleading but the updater did do the correct thing?
 >
 > I don't know: I was concerned that these conflicting messages could
 happen. I didn't check which one was correct.

 This is reproducible, at least on my machine.
 It doesn't seem to depend on the exit.
 Tor is working, according to check.torproject.org.

 The combination of messages is a false alarm, and potentially alarming to
 users.

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