[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29719: Connection error to WordPress.org when HTTP calls disabled

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#29719: Connection error to WordPress.org when HTTP calls disabled
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 Reporter:  grapplerulrich   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  minor            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by arhak):

 this issue might be "minor" from a WP admin perspective, but it is a total
 blocker for the development of a "firewall plugin" which might offer UI to
 administer which outgoing requests are allowed to get through

 it is really annoying to get errors in the admin once you select a
 whitelist scheme, which by default starts blocking *everything* (and
 therefore api.wordpress.org is out)

 it is very nasty to present such error to (lets say) a developer which
 starts using such plugin for the first time

 OTOH, if display errors is off (for a non-developer), then this might be
 considered a security weakness, because admins get the "up to date" green
 flag, which isn't the case, therefore, giving a false sense of security,
 and no action will be taken to change a problem that doesn't seem to be
 there

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29719#comment:7>
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