[tor-bugs] #19218 [Applications/Tor Browser]: check.torproject.org giving false positive

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#19218: check.torproject.org giving false positive
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 The link above refers to a false negative, this bug is about false
 positives.

 My baseline metric for whether Tor is working properly is whether .onion
 links can be resolved; I use check.tp.o just because it has been presented
 as the *check* page.

 Look, I'm saying I wasn't able to resolve any .onion links. Tor was not
 running, or if it was it was failing in some crucial way. And check.tp.o
 said I was fine. If I'd gone surfing somewhere dangerous assuming I was ok
 since check.tp.o said I was, I would be in trouble.

 The situation you linked to basically alludes to everything being fine and
 the user getting confused but ultimately having nothing to worry about.
 This bug is about things not being fine while the user sails on expecting
 all is well. Does that really not seem like an issue?

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