[tor-bugs] #6803 [Torbutton]: torbutton 1.4.6.1 "proxy server refusing connections" to check.tpo

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#6803: torbutton 1.4.6.1 "proxy server refusing connections" to check.tpo
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 Reporter:  erinn            |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  critical         |      Milestone:     
Component:  Torbutton        |        Version:     
 Keywords:  MikePerry201209  |         Parent:     
   Points:                   |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by erinn):

 Testing on a both normal and obfsproxy bundles on OSX (32-bit and 64-bit),
 same result on all:

 * https://check.torproject.org/?lang=en-US&small=1&uptodate=1 is the URL
 it goes to and is what is stored in browser.startup.homepage

 * https://check.torproject.org does not load in the current or any new
 tab, before or after browsing to other sites (which work)

 My argument that this is a blocker is primarily that some people rely on
 the obfsproxy bundles and they are only available as alpha bundles. While
 I understand that this doesn't actually affect how TBB works for any site
 except check.tpo, check.tpo is the first site it goes to and it looks like
 the bundle doesn't work. We can certainly issue a warning that there's
 some weird bug here, but I'd really love to get it fixed instead. Is there
 anything I can do to help with that? Right now I can't even downgrade them
 to 1.4.6 because of the sandbox exceptions... not a lot of great options.

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