FF4 has detailed addon pings we must opt out of

FF4 now submits pings to a.m.o. that list the UUID of every installed addon.

Thankfully, they created an opt-out procedure. They claim to have done it especially for us. Thanks, guys.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Addons/Working_with_AMO

added actualpoints::3 component::applications/torbutton owner::mikeperry points::6 priority::very high resolution::fixed status::closed type::defect labels

Hi MikePERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Replying to mikeperry:

FF4 now submits pings to a.m.o. that list the UUID of every installed addon.

All firefox versions did that!!!!!!!!!!!! For example also the 3.6.*!!!!!!! You forgot to read my articles!!!!! Their addresses are located here https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2443 !!!!

Thankfully, they created an opt-out procedure.

They created it long time ago!!!!!!!!! BEEFREE automatically sets the opt-out option for itself!!!!!!!!!!!! to disable these "jumbo pings" in Firefox <= 3.6.*!!!!

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Updating_extensions#Disabling_update_checks_for_individual_add-ons_-_Advanced_users

They claim to have done it especially for us.

Hah!!!!!!!!!!! Very funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think they told you a little white lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~bee!!!!!!!!

Trac:
Username: bee

Reproduce: 2 Fix: 1 or 4

Trac:
Points: N/A to 6

This is fixed in origin/master. I believe we should still be autoupdates with this pref set.

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Pointsdone: N/A to 6
Actualpointsdone: N/A to 3
Actualpoints: N/A to 3

Trac:
Status: new to closed
Resolution: N/A to fixed

closed

changed time estimate to 48h

added 24h of time spent

mentioned in issue #2527 (closed)

mentioned in issue #5479 (moved)