[Pidgin] #15276: Release Notification plugin only uses HTTP; proxy bypass

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#15276: Release Notification plugin only uses HTTP; proxy bypass
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 Reporter:  ioerror         |       Owner:  nwalp
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
Milestone:                  |   Component:  plugins
  Version:  2.10.6          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  security proxy  |
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Comment (by Daniel Atallah <datallah@…>):

 (In [15591913dd85]):[[BR]]
 Use https to check for updates in the Release Notification plugin. Refs
 #15276

  * The one potential concern with this is that it cripples the
 functionality if
    libpurple doesn't have SSL support, but really if that's the case, then
 a
    number of protocols won't work.

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