[tor-bugs] #9924 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Firefox bug - TBB queries the A record of the hostname of the machine it is running on.

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#9924: Firefox bug - TBB queries the A record of the hostname of the machine it is
running on.
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                         |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-firefox-patch,tbb-proxy-bypass  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                      |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                      |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):

 * status:  needs_information => new


Comment:

 Tor Browser does this during every startup. You can disable DNS Client
 service to make Tor Browser do DNS requests instead of IPC calls.

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