Re: Silent Update Question

On 20.08.2011 21:11, Jay Garcia wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> When did silent update begin, what version? Users are complaining that
> they have disabled auto-update but are getting updated anyway.
> 
> The way I see it is that if you have Tools => Options => Advanced =>
> Update set for (checked) "Automatically check for updates", Firefox
> checked and then "Ask me ..." there will be the choice to get the update
> or not, etc.
> 
> However, users that have that first box UNchecked to check for updates,
> and they receive updates anyway, it must be a bug. This is why I'm
> asking when silent update started and maybe a simple explanation of how
> this works regarding the update preferences.
> 
> I assume (?) that Thunderbird is not in the "Silent Update" arena?
> 

There is an awful lot of confusion regarding:

Tools => Options => Advanced => Update

So, I'd like an answer to the following:

What happens IF:

1. User leaves everything blank, nothing selected
2. User selects "Automtically check for updates"

but

3. User leaves [] Firefox - blank, unchecked
4. User selects [x] Ask me what I want to do

What happens for #1 if Firefox has a new version in the offing?

What happens for #3 if Firefox has a new version in the offing?

I know what happens if #2 is selected as this is my choice and #4
selected, I get notified of an update and asked what I want to do.

And .. how does any of the above affect the Help => About Firefox =>
Check for updates button. Seems to be a redundancy of sorts.

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