1622409 - Put FTP code behind a pref

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Networking: FTP, task, P2)

Comment 1

[Darkspirit]

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/registerProtocolHandler#Permitted_schemes
ftp://, ftps:// and sftp:// should be added to this list. With network.ftp.enabled;false Firefox should ask the user which application should be used for the given protocol. (Click here for an example: ircs://example)

Comment 3

[Nhi Nguyen (:nhi)]

FTP will be turned off for Nightly, and on for release for now.

Comment 4

[Michal Novotny [:michal]]

Attachment: Bug 1622409 - Put FTP code behind a pref

Disables FTP protocol handler on nightly. FTP scheme is handled by external protocol handler if it isn't explicitly disabled with preference network.protocol-handler.external.ftp = false.

Comment 5

[Shane Caraveo (:mixedpuppy)]

This could land now.

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/a8489f281f78
Put FTP code behind a pref r=marionette-reviewers,valentin,whimboo,mixedpuppy

Comment 7

[Cosmin Sabou [:CosminS]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/a8489f281f78

Comment 8

[Kohei Yoshino [:kohei]]

Posted site compatibility note.

Comment 9

[Chris Mills [:cmills]]

For now, I think that all there is to do on MDN for this change, is to add an entry to the Experimental features page: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Experimental_features#Security. Let me know if you think this needs something else.