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 | CON-006a || P2 || FR || Integrate download manager with third-party virus scanners and malware protection
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-| CON-007a || P2 || FR || Support pause/resume for downloads.  Improve download handling across multiple sessions
+| CON-007a || P2 || FR || Support pause/resume for downloads.  Improve download handling across multiple sessions || Current plan is for this to be done as a Google Summer-of-Code project
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 | CON-007b || P3 || FR || Download manager can be extended in a way that feels tightly integrated
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 ;Repository
-:''Indicate where the code for the feature lives (in branch or as extension).''
+Mozilla CVS trunk
 == API Changes ==
-''list any API changes made by this feature.''
+* resumable downloads may require some backend API changes
+* integration with virus/malware scanners is likely to require evolving and publishing an API in concert with scanner vendors
+* download manager extensibility item will require similar
 == Extensibility ==
-''list work done to make feature extensible by add-ons & any impact to extensibility of Firefox''
+Scanner integration and download manager extensibility items are both specifically targetted for this.
 == Customization ==
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 == Performance ==
-''list effects on performance, tests used, metrics targeted''
+Virus/malware scanner integration is likely to have some performance impact.  Other performance impact is not anticipated.
 == Reliability/Stability ==
-''list effects on reliability/stability, tests used, metrics targeted''
+* Should be able to resume a download after a crash
+* No other effects anticipated
 == Security ==
-''list security impact and link to results of security reviews''
+* Virus/malware scanner is a security win.
+* May want security audit around download resumption to ensure that filesystem trickery can't lead to problems.
 == Privacy ==
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 == Web Compatibility ==
-''list any known effects on compatibility with websites''
+None anticipated.
 == Upgrade/Downgrade/Sidegrade ==
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 == References ==
-''links to external documents that could inform the design of the feature''
+[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Implementing_Download_Resuming Implementing Download Resuming]