128481 - Rip out the Site Selector code

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

Description

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

We're not using the site selector functionality anymore.  In fact, the UI to
suppport it is being removed to provide space for the Recapture Homepage option.
 But there is code scattered all over the installer which needs removed.  Some
of it seems to affect logic about downloading which isn't entirely
straightforward, so ripping it out looks like it might take some work and
introduce some risk.  Ergo,  want to keep removing the code seperate from
removing the UI support so we can postpone it until after 1.0 if necassary.

Comment 1

[Henrik Gemal]

Curt: What exactly is the site selector?

Comment 2

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

It hasn't been used since I've been working on the installer (which is why I'm
planning to remove the code) so I'm not very up on it.  As I understand it, it
allowed users to select download sites which were closer to their physical
locations when we were maintaining multiple dowload sites.  I'll let Sean add
any pertinent info, since he is familiar with the now obsolete feature.

Comment 3

[Henrik Gemal]

ahhh ok. no need for that code anymore/ever...:)

Comment 4

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Seamonkey and Firefox are using a new NSIS based installer. resolving this old bug, please reopen if you still get this with the new installer