419754 - Weblinks appear as %-escaped code sequences instead of punycode in saved pages

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[utf16]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr-FR; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr-FR; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12

When you try to save a page that contains punycode links, Firefox encodes them as UTF-8 code sequence.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click on the given link.
2. There are many punycode links in the page - pay attention how well they work.
3. Save the HTML page.
4. Open the saved page (you will have to drag and drop, since Firefox cannot open Unicode named files by double clicking).
5. Try clicking the same links you were successfully using in Step 2.
Actual Results:  
An error message appears: "Server not found. The browser could not open the following site: www.%93%fa%93%ec%89w.jp". This is obviously not the address you were trying to open.

Expected Results:  
The link should have opened.

Comment 1

[Moritz Strübe]

This bug is related to / depends on bug 309671

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was originally reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.6 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.8 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.

Comment 4

[Moritz Strübe]

I can reproduce this on 3.6.8 & 4.0b3.

Comment 5

[utf16]

Just tried with 3.6.8. The bug still exists.

Comment 6

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, Firefox 4.0.1 has been released, and it features significant improvements over previous releases. Can you please update to Firefox 4.0.1 or later, and retest your bug? Please also create a fresh profile (
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles), update your plugins (Flash, Java, Quicktime, Reader, etc) and update your graphics driver and Operating system to the latest versions available. 

If you still continue to see this issue, please comment. If you do not, please close this bug as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME

filter: prefirefox4uncobugs

Comment 7

[utf16]

Yes, the issue persists. "Copy link" function doesn't work properly either, although the correct link appears at the bottom of the browser window.

Comment 8

[utf16]

I've just made the same experiment with Internet Explorer 8. The links in the document saved using IE do not appear as %-escaped characters. They are correctly handled by Firefox as well, and Internet Explorer 8 does not support %-escaped hostnames.