168658 - [DAP] External Download Manager stopped downloading after making on the download URL

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect, P5)

Description

[fblemans]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.2a) Gecko/20020910
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.2a) Gecko/20020910

Using Download Accelerator Pro v5.3 (DAP)from www.speedbit.com, which is
intregrated with Mozilla. This done by copying dapop.dll to Mozilla's plugins
directory and renaming it to npdap.dll. (See at www.Speedbit.com at the FAQ's,
the last FAQ-line)
In Mozilla Preferences is the Download set to "Don't open anything".

Everytime I going to Download something with DAP starts up, immediatly a message
apaers on the Browser screen with the message that DAP was starting up. It than
searched for the download-links and article which you want to download, and
stops after that. Mozilla is than still functional, but for savekeeping I let
DAP running alone.

It appears also that the same download with Mozilla and Internet explorer, that
the download speed with Internet Explorer is always higher than with Mozilla.

To download specific article I must stop the Mozilla-browser and start the
download with DAP again and the download of the specific article begins and
end's normally.
During the whole download it's possible to startup Mozilla and work with it as
normally.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. DAP starting up the download.
2. On Mozilla Browser screen a DAP-message appears that the download is started.
3. DAP search for the download-links.
4. After found the links the whole download breaks off and try's.
5. Closedown Mozilla.
6. Restart the download-link in DAP's download scheduler.
7. The download begins normally and I receive the article I want.
8. After the download you can restart-up Mozilla again.


Actual Results:  
I've got a perfect download. But before I begin to download I must bookmark the
URL because I must shutdown everytime Mozilla or I lose the URL.

Expected Results:  
1. Beter information in de HELP-manual concerning using external 3th party
Download-managers
2. Better explanation of the three download-settings in Prefernces\Download.
3. That a 3th party can functionnon Mozilla.

Comment 1

[rubydoo123]

3rd party vendors need to ensure that they work within our framework. The vendor
should review our documentation in regard to developing and supporting working
within mozilla. If the vendor follows the requirements within:
http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2002/plugin/1.0/

They would have a greater success rate. The user should not be required to
rename the dll, and they should not be required to move the dll. I have sent an
email to the company offering assistance to ensure this is resolved.

Comment 2

[rubydoo123]

reassign

Comment 3

[Jason Bassford]

Please explain how this was "fixed".  It works in the latest Mozilla, the latest
DAP?  Was it resolved by some other Mozilla bug?  If the fix is unknown (it
simply works suddenly) this should be reopened and resolved WORKSFORME.