[tor-bugs] #25807 [Applications/Tor Launcher]: Can not request bridges from torproject.org (App Engine is broken for moat)

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#25807: Can not request bridges from torproject.org (App Engine is broken for moat)
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 Reporter:  Dbryrtfbcbhgf                        |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Launcher            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  GeorgKoppen201804,                   |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201804R                          |
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  needs_review => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:6 mcs]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 gk]:
 > > Let's work around that for now. See `bug_25807`
 (https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/gk/tor-
 launcher.git/commit/?h=bug_25807&id=add227697f9af12056ca26f6e510572cd9c5faef)
 in my public tor-launcher repo for a patch that works for me.
 >
 > r=mcs
 > Your patch looks fine, but won't it be easy to block Moat now?

 Yes, it will be much easier now. However, we don't have a setup ready to
 move away from Google. Thus, we are faced with the option to leave it
 broken for now or make it working again for users which could help shaking
 out more Moat related bugs or just give alpha users bridges in areas where
 the appengine is not blocked. It seems to me the latter is preferable
 (while we are trying to solve this issue in a more sustainable way).

 Thanks for the review, I applied the patch to `master` (commit
 add227697f9af12056ca26f6e510572cd9c5faef).

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