295117 - if domain name begins with ftp word, and no http:// or www. is entered, ftp protocol is being assumed (e.g. ftpvoyager.com)

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 212852

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[yoav]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4

when trying to access the domain ftpvoyager.com *without* preceding it with
http:// or www. before, firefox tries to establish a ftp connection. when adding
either it works well.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. try to go to ftpvoyager.com *without* preceding it with http:// or www.

Actual Results:  
firefox tries to establish a ftp connection

Expected Results:  
should establish a http connection

Comment 1

[Barbaros]

yes thats work for me too. i think its because address is containing "ftp" word...


queries are very slow so i cant search is it a dupe or not... 

Comment 2

[Jaime Mitchell (use [e-mail] for email)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 212852 ***