170372 - "Launch File" function does not seem to work common filetypes

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 91969

(SeaMonkey :: Download & File Handling, enhancement)

Description

[Rene]

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

When downloading files with the download-manager, the "lauch file" function
seems to work only with files that are automatically opened by Mozilla. ZIP, EXE
etc. can not be launche directo from the Download Manager

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download an zip-file with the download manager
2. try to launch it
3. It wont work


Expected Results:  
It should launch the program associated with the .zip extension (WinAce, winzip etc)

Comment 1

[WD]

Using steps to reproduce, WFM Win2k 2002093004

Comment 2

[john willemin]

I get the impression from the FAQ that this behavior is by design ("security
reasons"). However, I feel that this should not be a design decision forced on
the users. Make it an obscure registry setting, bury it deep in menus, whatever,
but users who feel comfortable with their ability to judge for themselves
whether or not they can trust the content they're downloading should be able to
do so, and not be forced to open an explorer window. 

Thanks,
John

Comment 3

[Nicholas Bebout ([e-mail] is my new email)]

I don't believe this is a bug, however I would like to see this as an option
that if users believe that they can judge what to run, they can enable 
launch file for .exe/.zip/etc.

Changed to enhancement and confirmed.

Comment 4

[Nicholas Bebout ([e-mail] is my new email)]

Sorry for the spam...
Changing CC to my new email addy..

Comment 5

[Richard Biddle]

Here is what i would like:
I want to be able to launch any file including executables.
In IE it gives the option of Saving to disk or Opening directly... I use Save 
to disk and then when that completes, a dialog box opens asking if i would like 
to open it, open the folder, or close the dialog box.
I would like mozilla to have the options of Save, "Save and Launch", and Open 
directly (save to a temp folder first i guess).
Also right click in download manager should allow me to launch files.
Thanks

Comment 6

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 91969 ***