[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8660: plugin/theme update check fixes

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#8660: plugin/theme update check fixes
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 Reporter:  DD32          |        Owner:          
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  2.8     
Component:  Upgrade       |      Version:  2.7     
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch     |  
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Comment (by westi):

 Replying to [comment:12 jacobsantos]:
 > Andy, WTF? are you sending the URL/URI as user-agent instead of Referer?
 >
 > I know it was the original implementation, but is there a reason referer
 wasn't used instead?

 Well it isn't a referrer really.

 As part of the User-Agent makes sense as it is the User Agent if you see
 what I mean.

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