[tor-bugs] #30957 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Allow '.asc' files to be downloaded using Tor browser (PGP ascii)

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#30957: Allow '.asc' files to be downloaded using Tor browser (PGP ascii)
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 Reporter:  torlove                   |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile                |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:2 torlove]:
 > Hello gk,
 >
 > In my request I'm asking for the option to "Save" on long-press. It's
 relatively common today for people to long-press a link in order to
 download it.

 Sounds reasonable to me. Again, what is Fennec doing here?

 > The side request is asking whether there is a way to change the default
 behaviour for myself only, by editing a config file.

 Not sure.

 > This problem of mismatching newline characters has happened to me. It is
 an arduous thing to fix on a small device, as one must manually remove the
 new lines and then re-input them in the text editor. Very error prone.
 Thankfully this did not happen on this occasion, however regardless of
 whether that happens or not, the user need to copy and paste the signature
 into a new text file, and then save that file to the correct folder, etc.
 Suboptimal.

 Agreed.

 > Is there a security reason for ascii (incl. PGP signature) files to not
 be savable? By their very purpose they should be savable/downloadable by
 long-press. Any errors or problems in that process could easily be relayed
 to the user, hence aborting the download.

 No, there is no security reason for that AFAICT. And it might even be
 fixed in latest Fennec versions which would allow us to backport a patch
 maybe. So, again, could you try to figure out whether that experience is
 better for you?

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