213253 - Trouble Downloading GUNZIPS. Browser does not automatically try to download nor does Save Link Target As work

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Justin Churchey]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030715
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030715

When clicking a link to download gunzip files that do not automatically attempt
download (i.e. SourceForge downloads), the link takes me to a page with
encrypted code on it.  When trying to remedy the problem by right clicking the
link and Save Link Target As... nothing happens.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Click the link
2.Encrypted code comes up
3.Use Back Button
4.Right Click and attempt Save Link Target As

Actual Results:  
Mozilla makes no attempt to download the linked file.

Expected Results:  
Automatically download the file when link is clicked.  Save Link Target As
should have the same behavior

Comment 1

[Andrew Schultz]

the page is displayed as text because the server is delivering the files as
text/plain (Evang bug).  However, "Save Link Target As" works fine for me.

You might try a clean profile for the save link target problem.

Comment 2

[Justin Churchey]

Apparently that worked, but I am wondering why aged profiles might do that to
the app.  The text/plain solution makes sense so I am referring to the Save Link
Target As function.  If Mozilla cannot use aged profiles, it might cause
problems for users in the long run. 

Comment 3

[Andrew Schultz]

the "save link target as" problem is unique to the pages you mentioned, right?

can you:
1. try opening the JS Console
2. clear the console
3. try to save the link target
4. copy/paste any messages from the console into this bug.

if that doesn't show anything you'll have to figure out what it is in your
profile that causes problems.  you can try copying your files into the clean
profile and see if that causes problems.  then you can try pruning the files
until it works again.   be sure Mozilla is always closed when you're modifying
files.

Comment 4

[Justin Churchey]

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, my profile was deleted, and I was forced to
create a new one.  That seemed to solve the Save Link Target As problem. 
However,  I no longer have my profile to help track down the problem.  I will
report back if I figure anything out.  I have had that profile since the 1.3
beta tests at least.  

Comment 5

[Andreas Kunz]

Works for reporter (with new profile), nobody still sees this, no new findings
in 20 months.
->WFM