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When the app starts, it makes a HTTPS call to the ip address "104.248.78.24" which is owned by DigitalOcean.

@njhaveri can you please clarify?

This is an HTTPS GET of https://mimestream.com/appcast.xml in order to check for the availability of beta software updates, using the Sparkle framework that is popular amongst Mac apps.

Thank you!

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