[tor-bugs] #23615 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Redirect update requests of users in old Tor Browser versions (6.0.x)

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#23615: Redirect update requests of users in old Tor Browser versions (6.0.x)
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     Reporter:  gk                        |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 Wendy reported yesterday that an old Tor Browser (6.0.4) is complaining
 about the update.xml not being found if one clicks on the "Check for Tor
 Browser Update..." item in the Torbutton onion menu. Worse, if one takes
 the road over the "About Tor Browser" help menu item it says this old
 browser is up-to-date.

 That's probably due to #19841. Do quantify the amount of requests going to
 the old location arma for hits of it in the logs and estimates that we
 still have 10 - 15 of those per minute.

 I think we should try to get those users updated by having some redirects,
 say, for the next 6 months.

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