[tor-bugs] #10426 [TorBrowserButton]: "new identity" button causes in-progress downloads to be aborted

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#10426: "new identity" button causes in-progress downloads to be aborted
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks       |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:
Component:  TorBrowserButton  |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
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 I recently upgraded my Tor Browser Bundle from the previous stable 2.5.x
 series to 3.5 rc1.

 It seems the behavior of the Torbutton menu "new identity" command has
 change. Previously, if a download was in progress (using the Firefox
 download manager), it continued unaffected (using the old circuit,
 presumably) after "new identity" had been clicked.

 In 3.5 rc1, any in-progress downloads are aborted if you click "new
 identity".

 I preferred the old behavior. In the new version, the user is forced to
 wait until any downloads have completed before switching to a new
 identity. Users may be tempted to continue using an old identity in
 situations where this might compromise their anonymity, so as to allow a
 download to complete.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10426>
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