300560 - if you browse to http::// it goes to microsoft.com

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 231720

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Phillip Ervin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050518 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050518 Firefox/1.0.4

If you broswe to http:://xxxyyyzzz it will take you to microsoft.com (if you
have a internet connection and a proper dns entry).  address should correct
itself to http:// and browse to a blank page

https::// takes you to paypal :D

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Browse to http::// or https:://
2. Browse to http::/www.google.com
3.Browse to https::/www.google.com

Actual Results:  
http::// goes to microsoft.com
https::// goes to paypal.com
https:://www.google.com goes to paypal.com

Expected Results:  
Returned error message or correct the address and load up the page

Comment 1

[José Jeria]

Please search bugzilla before filing bugs, thanks!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 231720 ***