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Re: [tor-bugs] #6337 [TorBirdy]: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes

#6337: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes
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    Reporter:  proper    |       Owner:  ioerror 
        Type:  defect    |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:          
   Component:  TorBirdy  |     Version:          
  Resolution:            |    Keywords:          
      Parent:            |      Points:          
Actualpoints:            |  
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [ticket:6337 proper]:
 > Checking every 10 minutes lets the mail provider guess how long a Tor
 session lasted. Its better to pull mails only on demand and cease any
 unnecessary transmissions afterwards.

 Only checking for new messages on demand leaks information about when a
 user is sitting in front of its computer (and thus probably also using a
 web browser).  Allowing a user to check for new messages on demand at all
 can leak information about whom a user is communicating with in real time.

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