[tor-bugs] #4718 [TorBrowserButton]: Perform versioncheck periodically in background

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#4718: Perform versioncheck periodically in background
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    Reporter:  mikeperry         |       Owner:  mikeperry                    
        Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  reopened                     
    Priority:  major             |   Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.2.x-stable
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:                               
  Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  MikePerry201205              
      Parent:                    |      Points:  3                            
Actualpoints:  3                 |  
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 arma: Firefox has been torpedoing us for a while now and no one seems to
 have noticed. It already performs addon update checks every 24 hours, and
 safebrowsing updates at some similar frequency. Would you like me to
 change it from 12 to 24 in Torbutton, too?

 Alternatively (or in addition?), I can launch an async request every time
 the user does New Identity or opens a new window. Check.tp.o is already
 loaded in these circumstances.

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