[tor-bugs] #8485 [GetTor]: Gettor: TBB too big now for Gmail

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#8485: Gettor: TBB too big now for Gmail
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 Reporter:  mo        |          Owner:  mo          
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  critical  |      Milestone:              
Component:  GetTor    |        Version:              
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Comment(by mrphs):

 Replying to [comment:35 kaner]:
 > Replying to [comment:34 kaner]:
 >
 > > I believe someone recently said Google Drive is fully blocked in
 countries we're aiming for (China & Iran, mostly) since a long time
 anyway.

 Not Iran. But I agree that we need more option than just GDrive. That's
 why we've been working on DropBox and other ways.

 > This probably also means that we should switch from the Google Drive
 mechanism (if go for that) back to sending out emails as soon as the TBB
 shrinks down past 25MB again. Mike said something that he's working on it.

 And again as I've mentioned on IRC, I think, instead of switching from
 GDrive and throwing it away, we need to expand user's option on how to
 download Tor (See #8542)

 We already have two of these options developed, tested and ready to
 integrate. Maybe it's just me, but I can't see why we don't already make
 use of them? Aren't these options better than what we currently have in
 GetTor, which only gives 3 hard coded mirrors away, that mostly confuses
 users rather than helping them? (see #9036)

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