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[Bug 596812] Re: Reduce the amount of data sent in HTTP requests

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From: Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:53:17 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 596812 <596812@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Oh, sorry, I misread the description. What you're requesting is fixed in
any case

** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Fix Released

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Title:
  Reduce the amount of data sent in HTTP requests

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: firefox

  Mozilla is currently reducing, for the sakes of privacy and bandwidth, the amount of data sent per HTTP request by trimming inessential text from the useragent string.
  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572650

  I notice Ubuntu’s Firefox adds ‘Ubuntu/XX.XX (codename)’ into the useragent, and that beyond the privacy issue, there is redundant information here.
  For example, Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) is sent in each request from my system.

  Suggested Fixex.
  1. Remove ‘(%codename%)’ by unsetting general.useragent.vendorComment
  2. Consider removing the distro revision by unsetting general.useragent.vendorSub
  3. Consider removing Ubuntu altogether by unsetting general.useragent.vendor

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