170396 - ebay.com / passport blocks Mozilla users from authenticating

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: English US, defect, P1)

Description

[Olivier Cahagne]

Build ID: 2002092304 Win2k (trunk).

Steps to reproduce (you don't need any ebay or passport account to reproduce bug):
1. Load URL http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayLogin
2. Click on Passport login (bottom of page),
3. See the error: passport is unavailable (after requesting data from
msauth.ebay.com)

Same thing works fine using IE6 and NS4.8.
I believe it's a Tech Evangelism issue although it could also be a timeout issue
very specific to Mozilla (and Gecko-based browser, also tried Phoenix with a
default configuration, accepting cookies). I have tried both settings 'enable
all cookies' as I usually only 'enable cookies from originating sites'.

There was another bug report (now fixed) about passport/hotmail blocking mozilla
users to register: bug 141279.

Comment 1

[Susie Wyshak]

WFM with Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 

Checking if this is a dupe of bug 156725 

Comment 2

[Olivier Cahagne]

wfm using Phoenix 20021020 Win2k.

Comment 3

[Daniel Wang]

*** Bug 187352 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Daniel Wang]

don't work for me. Moz 2003010908/win98

Comment 5

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

confirm works in ns 7.01 with ns 7.01 ua but not in ns 7.01 with a mozilla ua.

Comment 6

[Yves Lambert]

build 2003010308
This bug was not present in earlier releases: try these
1. connect to a microsoft ".net password". attempt to disconnect : no way
2. go to this url 
http://members.msn.com/find.msnw
check "Include adult profiles in search results"
		This option requires signing in with a .Net Passport
click search/ next page click "i agree"
the page reloads itself
3. retry step. 1
4. it costed me 5 cents:
go to this URL:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2300118409&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:FR:1
try to put a bid on the "object"
5. retry step 1.
is that a microsoft cabale?

Comment 7

[Yves Lambert]

don't work with 2003010923 too

Comment 8

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

mine

Comment 9

[Yves Lambert]

howto:
Change your preferences in e-bay *not to* use micro$oft pa$$word to login to e-bay
should be enough (to be verified)

Comment 10

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

contacted and they are looking into the issue.

Comment 11

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

still bad.->mar

Comment 12

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

tech evang june 2003 reorg

Comment 13

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

->default

Comment 14

[Olivier Cahagne]

wfm FB 20031227 Win2k.

Comment 15

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

*** Bug 210997 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***