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Bug 108970
Opened 23 years ago
Updated 2 months ago
<news:*> (literally) should open the subscribe dialog for the default server
Categories
(MailNews Core :: Networking: NNTP, defect)
MailNews Core
Networking: NNTP
Tracking
(Not tracked)
NEW
mozilla1.2alpha
People
(Reporter: stephend, Unassigned)
References
(Blocks 1 open bug, )
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(1 obsolete file)
Build ID: 2001-11-07, all OSs. Summary: news:* should open the subscribe dialog for the default server From the spec (http://www.w3.org/Addressing/rfc1738.txt): 3.6. NEWS If <newsgroup-name> is "*" (as in <URL:news:*>), it is used to refer to "all available news groups". Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enter something like news:* Expected Results: This should get the default server and open the subscribe window for it. Actual Results: Currently, it just spins meteors and changes your typed URL (news:*) into (news://news:119/*). I could be reading the spec wrong (it's old, and not very clear).
Comment 1•23 years ago
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Spam: I thought that the "*" in the summary were a placeholder. Clarifying that indeed the char "*" is meant.
Summary: news:* should open the subscribe dialog for the default server → <news:*> (literally) should open the subscribe dialog for the default server
Updated•23 years ago
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Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla1.2
Comment 2•21 years ago
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Actually, news:foobar should open the subscribe dialog for the default server specifically for newsgroup foobar. Instead, a link with the URL "news:comp.risks" (an actual newsgroup) attempts to subscribe to that newsgroup on secnews.netscape.com, where the newsgroup does not exist. This happens for me, where I have aacounts for three different news servers: news.vcnet.com, secnews.netscape.com, and msnews.microsoft.com. comp.risks exists on news.vcnet.com and many other ISP and commercial news servers. For a test, see <http://www.rossde.com/spam.html>; scroll about half-way down to the link named "Risks newsgroup", which is coded as <a href="news:comp.risks">Risks newsgroup</a>. Note that the omission of a server in this link is necessary because different individuals viewing the page will subscribe to different news servers through their ISPs.
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: MailNews → Core
Comment 3•17 years ago
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sorry for the spam. making bugzilla reflect reality as I'm not working on these bugs. filter on FOOBARCHEESE to remove these in bulk.
Assignee: sspitzer → nobody
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Assignee | ||
Updated•16 years ago
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Product: Core → MailNews Core
Updated•2 years ago
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Severity: normal → S3
Comment hidden (spam) |
Updated•2 months ago
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