[tor-bugs] #7446 [Tor Browser]: TorButton should not fixup .onion domains

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#7446: TorButton should not fixup .onion domains
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  cypherpunks
  sjmurdoch              |     Status:  assigned
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-firefox-patch, tbb-pref, tbb-
  Browser                |  isec-report, tbb-5.0-regression,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201508
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mcs):

 I was not able to get fixups to happen with .onion domains in my 5.5a1
 build.  For regular domains, e.g., "store.apple", I could only get fixups
 to occur (e.g., add "www" prefix) when I hacked my browser to not use a
 proxy. Maybe there is some difference in DNS failure modes with Tor that
 causes the fixup code to not be executed most of the time.

 In any case, I am not a fan of this feature. I always run with
 browser.fixup.alternate.enabled = false and would vote for making that the
 default in Tor Browser.

 I wonder if anyone relies on this feature?  Since we have keyword.enabled
 = true by default, single words will trigger a search. Is there a common
 situation where the fixup behavior is useful?

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