[tor-bugs] #17669 [User Experience/Website]: Old links to outdated versions of Tor Browser should redirect to a page with the latest version of Tor Browser

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#17669: Old links to outdated versions of Tor Browser should redirect to a page
with the latest version of Tor Browser
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks              |          Owner:  hiro
     Type:  enhancement              |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  High                     |      Milestone:
Component:  User Experience/Website  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                   |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arma):

 I don't think we want a 301 redirect. These links are genuinely 404, and
 we don't want to confuse crawlers. Unless I'm wrong?

 That said, I don't object to a more helpful 404 page.

 *That* said, is there a way to make a more helpful 404 page inline, e.g.
 via an htaccess file? Otherwise it involves an apache config change on
 each of the webservers serving dist.tp.o. Maybe that's not so bad?

 I don't have strong feelings here, so mostly am raising issues to be sure
 they're considered.

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