329167 - Link to add MSN Contact returns "protocol not assigned to program"

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 305736

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[joeb.uk]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

When link to add contact to MSN contact list is clicked, message box stating:
"Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (msnim) isn't associated with any program."
Protocol possibly needs assigning to msmsgs.exe or msnmsgr.exe program. Works in IE.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Go to site which demonstrates problem (http://geekinfo.blogspot.com)
2.Click "Add Me On MSN" link
3.'Alert' Box comes up

Actual Results:  
Alert message box appears with statement shown in the details

Expected Results:  
produced message box with title "Messenger" or "MSN Messenger" (varies depending on version) saying:
"Are you sure you to add <*email address*> to your contact list? Do not share personal information with unknown or unfamiliar contacts."

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 305736 ***