139782 - 'raw' directory listing format is confusing

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Networking, defect, P2)

Description

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

We're getting about one bug a day from people who select the 'raw' directory
listing pref in the debug pref panel, and then report that ftp directory
listings don't work, and just offer to display a file of type text/ftp-dir-

I'm considering just removing that item entirely. When I need that sort of
stuff, I just use ethereal, so it doesn't really help for debugging.

dougt - you added the backend for that, is that ok? Or should I add some big
warning text to that option?

Comment 1

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

*** Bug 139780 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2

[benc]

If you can remove it by backing out one checkin, sure.

If not, just pref it out of the panel, but leave the underlying code in.

Comment 3

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

bradley - raw support is required.  Isn't the option in the debug panel?!

Comment 4

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

When I said 'remove this item entirely' I mean 'remove this item from the pref
panel entirely'. Yes, its in the debug pref panel, but that hasn't stopped people.

Comment 5

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

we got a few bugs about debug prefs.
(i saw ~4 bugs about Debug XUL boxes")

How about a hidden pref that enables the Debug UI Entry ?
(an you would fix many stupid user bugs)

Comment 6

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

*** Bug 142342 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

Attachment: patch

Lets just remove the option in the panel, but keep the dtd entry in there.

The values for the radio buttons are important, so I can't renumber.

Comment 8

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

Comment on attachment 82438 [details] [diff] [review]
patch

r=dougt.

do you ahve to reset the value="" lines?

Comment 9

[Darin Fisher]

Comment on attachment 82438 [details] [diff] [review]
patch

sr=darin

Comment 10

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

Checked in.

not going to take for 1.0.

Comment 11

[John Unruh]

Verified that the 'raw' directory listing pref in the debug pref panel does not
appear in the trunk builds on Win2000, Linux, Mac OSX 10.2.2, or 9.2.2.