[tor-bugs] #18094 [Tor Messenger]: Comment in start-tor-messenger advises to modify about:config preferences that do not exist in instantbird

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#18094: Comment in start-tor-messenger advises to modify about:config preferences
that do not exist in instantbird
----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
     Reporter:              |      Owner:
  cypherpunks               |     Status:  new
         Type:  defect      |  Milestone:
     Priority:  Low         |    Version:
    Component:  Tor         |   Keywords:  torbutton config shareTorProcess
  Messenger                 |  Parent ID:
     Severity:  Minor       |    Sponsor:
Actual Points:              |
       Points:              |
----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
 There is a comment in the start-tor-messenger bash script telling what to
 do for
 “Using a system-installed Tor process with Tor Messenger”. As the whole
 file is more or less a copy of start-tor-browser, the list of about:config
 values contains torbutton preferences which exist in firefox but not in
 instantbird.

 Only 6 out of 16 values are listed in instantbird’s about:config. Should
 the user ignore the rest or create new entries?

 The whole issue only affects “sophisticated users”, like in
 wiki:org/meetings/2015SummerDevMeeting/TorProcessShare

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18094>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online