101076 - PSM installation requirement to view secure pages not clear - optional install

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 47617

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P1)

Description

[bht237]

Type in the URL bar:
http://www.verisign.com/
Wait until page is fully loaded.
Change the URL in the URL bar (insert "s"):
https://www.verisign.com/

*** Nothing happens ***

The browser should load the new URL.

Comment 1

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

worksforme with 092103 mozilla win32 trunk.

Comment 2

[bht237]

Asa, this is strange. May I ask how many bytes does your system receive after
you change protocol and what dialog you are getting when you change from http to
https?
I am getting no dialog and 0 bytes, cache emptied or not.

The error does not occur with Netscape 6.0, installed on the same system.

I am re-opening this because of the clear evidence above and the severity of the
problem. Please would you provide the URL of the Win32 binary download that I
should use to test this. I would love to see this problem being eliminated at my
end, too.

Comment 3

[gavin long]

WFM, win98SE, 2001092003.

reporter, can you confirm which build you are using please?

You should be able to find links to up-to-date builds at www.mozillazine.org

Comment 4

[Olav Vitters]

Reporter: did you install PSM? PSM is required for viewing https pages.

Comment 5

[bht237]

Thanks. I did NOT install the optional PSM component in a custom install.

I suggest to treat as an issue the fact that secure pages do not load (without
warning) as a consequence of this minimal configuration.

If PSM is NOT installed then a https URL is still opened correctly if it is
entered the first time. This inconsistent behavior appears like a bit of an
obscure bug / user trap really.

Changing subject accordingly, leaving open.

Comment 6

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

not a bug. PSM required to view secure sites. See release notes. 

Comment 7

[gavin long]

reopening so I can mark this as a dupe, apologies for the spam

Comment 8

[gavin long]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 47617 ***