294745 - On linux with 1.0.4, addons.mozilla.org redirect to mozilla.org/products/firefox/upgrade

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 294020

(Firefox :: Disability Access, defect)

Description

[Nicolas Perriault (:NiKo`) — needinfo me if you need my attention]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; fr; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050513 Firefox/1.0 (Ubuntu package 1.0.4~5.04ubp1+1.0.2)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; fr; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050513 Firefox/1.0 (Ubuntu package 1.0.4~5.04ubp1+1.0.2)

On Ubuntu Hoary Linux with Firefox 1.0.4, addons.mozilla.org redirect to
mozilla.org/products/firefox/upgrade where we are encouraged tu ugrade to...
1.0.4 version. So we don't have access to extensions library.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get FF 1.0.4 width Synaptic under Ubuntu Linux HOARY
2. Go to addons.mozilla.org
3. You are redirected to http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/upgrade/

Actual Results:  
Can't access to addons.mozilla.org extension catalog

Expected Results:  
Access addons.mozilla.org catalog

My Ubuntu /etc/apt/sources.list :

 ## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the network
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates produced
## after the final release of the distribution.
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe
deb-src http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary multiverse

# Ubuntu backports
deb http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports hoary-backports main universe
deb http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports hoary-extras main universe

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat testing main

Comment 1

[Nicolas Perriault (:NiKo`) — needinfo me if you need my attention]

Attachment: Screenshot of the quirk

Comment 2

[Kevin Brosnan]

addons.mozilla.org is testing for 1.0.4 in the user agent string which you do
not have. I suggest installing the user agent switcher extension or use other
extension sites http://extensionroom.mozdev.org or http://extensionsmirror.nl
are both good.
http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/
http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-info/useragentswitcher

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; fr; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4 is a
vaild UA for a.m.o

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 294020 ***