Closed Bug 1179145 Opened 10 years ago Closed 10 years ago

support file:// URLs for feeds

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Account Manager, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Account Manager
Version:
38 Branch
Platform:
x86_64
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1167850

People

(Reporter: d.f.fischer, Unassigned)

Details

I tried to add an RSS feed to my subscription by using a URL like "file:///path/to/feed". So I select an "RSS-News & Weblogs" account, click "manage subscriptions", fill the field "Feed URL" and click "Add". This results in Thunderbird telling this is no valid feed although the URL points to a file containing valid RSS2 XML. The exact same file works correctly when served via HTTP. "file://" URLs are supported widely in Mozilla products, so Thunderbird should also be able to resolve them to local files.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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