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Re: [tor-talk] Towards a Torbutton for Thunderbird (torbutton-birdy)



Thus spake Sukhbir Singh (sukhbir.in@xxxxxxxxx):

> > /* To block auto connect to mozilla */
> > user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
> 
> Done.

Yikes! Don't disable Thunderbird autoupdate like this without a damn
good reason, analysis, *and* alternatives. 

Otherwise, you're condemning the user to get owned as their client
gradually gets more and more exploitable from the date they install
Torbirdy.
 

-- 
Mike Perry

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