Re: check for updates start downlaod - GAAK!

On 2011-08-21 14:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
> On 8/21/2011 10:41 AM, Steffen Wilberg wrote:
>> On 21.08.2011 13:32, Greywolf wrote:
>>> I let TBird Check for Updates, and it started the update process. This
>>> really, really annoys me.
>> That's bug 600500 (About Dialog should check for updates automatically,
>> but not install them if the pref "Ask me what I want to do" is set),
>> assuming Thunderbird's about dialog works the same as that of Firefox.
>>
>>> Now I get a pane requested permission to Apply
>>> Update. I want to stop it. How do I do that?
>> Let it happen and try the new version :-)
>>
>> Steffen
>>
> Well, if you say 'ask me', then it will download the update, and then
> ask if you want to install it. Perhaps it should NOT download it until
> you decide if you want to update, but that's not the way they chose to
> implement the function.
> The logical assumption is that you are going to go ahead and update,
> since you didn't tell TB NOT to check for updates.
> To escape from updating, just exit the About dialog.
>

I disabled the update process with all three settings in about:config. 
Firefox and Thunderbird should not do anything.  Why start a download if 
updating is disabled completely?  Should they not at least check the 
settings before wasting time downloading?