31701 - Crash when I try to download a file from Cnet download.com - Repeats unknown file dialog

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 21358

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect, P3)

Description

[Mike Young]

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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; N; Win98; en-US) Mozilla/m13
BuildID:    2000022820

When attempting to download anything from cnet download.com the unknown file
dialog appears with application/octet-stream. This isn't as much as a problem as
the fact that while I try to save the file the original window continues to
attempt to download the file. Eventually since you can't get rid of the windows
the entire browser crashes or just has hundreds of dialogs open. It should
probably stop action in the calling window (i.e. modal) when the dialog comes
up. CNET uses a refresh method to call the file, and I am pretty sure other
services use the same method.

I don't know whether this is more of a problem with cnet's method or with
Mozilla's handling but thought I'd make it known.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to www.download.com
2. Download anything you'd like from their "Download Now" Link
3. Watch as Mozilla brings up the unknown file dialog over and over again.


Actual Results:  Hundreds of windows opened the first time. The second (on a
different file) started the same thing but I tried to keep up with it. THis time
it crashed though.

Expected Results:  Allowed me to have enough time to save the file and only
brought up one dialog box.

Comment 1

[Paul MacQuiddy]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 21358 ***

Comment 2

[Paul MacQuiddy]

marking verified