[v1.99.02289] connects raw.githubusercontent.com even though i've disabled announcements

[dagithubun]

First i have to appreciate what you've done. it's just awesome. many thanks

Automatic startup connections to raw.githubusercontent.com have started to happen since the last update [v1.99.02289]. I have pretty much disabled announcements or any preference that would trigger a connection

it's also worth mentioning vscodium still connects to these two on every startup as others have already mentioned before (2070):

redirector.gvt1.com
r5---sn-vh5ouxa-hjud.gvt1.com

Regards

[daiyam]

raw.githubusercontent.com is used for:

• the announcements (load https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/announcements-extra.json)
• the update checks (load file in https://github.com/VSCodium/versions).

gvt1.com is in Electron/Chromium due the builtin dictionary service. I will take a look at electron/electron#22995

[dagithubun]

raw.githubusercontent.com is used for:

* the announcements (load https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/announcements-extra.json)

* the update checks (load file in https://github.com/VSCodium/versions).

Thanks. Sorry but what are the preferences in order to disable them?

[daiyam]

"update.mode": "manual", or "update.mode": "none",

[dagithubun]

"update.mode": "manual", or "update.mode": "none",

it pings raw.githubusercontent.com on either "manual" or "none"

[Charsy89]

I am also encountering this bug after updating from 1.98 to 1.99:

Images

I've created a block rule for now, but it's not an ideal solution.

[daiyam]

Yep, there is an extra connection.
It's for "controlUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EclipseFdn/publish-extensions/refs/heads/master/extension-control/extensions.json" (in the product.json, #2278). It's OpenVSX's control list.

I will have to look on how to disable it.

[daiyam]

"update.mode": "manual", still downloads the latest.json file....

[daiyam]

"update.mode": "manual", still downloads the latest.json file....

It's only on macOS and easy to fix.

controlUrl is cached as soon as there are any extensions. It's a list of malicious and deprecated extensions.
Do you want me to add a new setting to block it?

[Charsy89]

Do you want me to add a new setting to block it?

That would be great.

It's a list of malicious and deprecated extensions.

You could mention that in the setting description - maybe some users will want to keep it enabled if that's the case.

[daiyam]

Can you try the latest version of the Insiders version (https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium-insiders)?

The new property is extensions.excludeUnsafes.
The workbench.welcomePage.extraAnnouncements property is now listed under @tag:usesOnlineServices.

[Charsy89]

I tested the 1.100.02674-insider version.

workbench.welcomePage.extraAnnouncements now appears when searching @tag:usesOnlineServices, and when the extensions.excludeUnsafes option is disabled, Codium no longer contacts any server upon startup, except for the redirector.gvt1.com thing, which is outside of the scope of this project.

Thank you for your work on this issue, and this alternative as a whole!

[daiyam]

I've integrated the fix in the latest Stable version.

[dagithubun]

I've integrated the fix in the latest Stable version.

i've also tested the latest stable version and can confirm the issue is resolved now. you can close the thread if you want to.

many thanks.
regards