331321 - a correct pdf cannot be opened

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[olav tengelmann]

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

a correct pdf cannot be openend (it is sent from application to client via outputstream)
it is a mozilla-problem, because after saving it as file you can open it in adobe reader without problems, also the internet explorer or opera don't have any difficulties


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. just open 
http://mediatum.ub.tum.de/mediatum/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/mediaTUM_derivate_000000000000917/mediaTUM_derivate_000000000000917.pdf
once with mozilla and
once with internet explorer

Actual Results:  
with mozilla you get an error message after a while

Expected Results:  
you should see the pdf file via adobe reader like in internet explorer

Comment 1

[Andrew Schultz]

Firefox != Mozilla App Suite  (this is probably Core, really)

Does this happen for all PDFs or just that one?  What happens if you remove the Acrobat plugin?

Comment 2

[Paul Abrahams]

(In reply to comment #0)
I have encountered a similar problem with the Linux version of Firefox 1.5.0.3 but not in the Windows version.  if I go to the web page

http://tiaa-cref.org/forms/index.html

and then choose a form, say the Roth Conversion Form under IRA Forms, I get a window with a tab saying "A11073.pdf (application/x..." but no document -- the page is blank.  I've tried changing the file association for pdfs and also explicitly calling acroread for pdf files via Preferences / Downloads / View and Change File types, but nothing makes any difference.  Other pdfs are displayed, however.

Comment 3

[Philip Delyani]

I have noticed this using Adobe Reader 7.0.8 and Firefox 1.5.0.4.  I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Adobe as well.  Everytime I try and open a .pdf file inside the Firefix browser, Adobe Readers opens and says it can not open the file in a browser window and reader will exit.  It is trying to load the .pdf file in the same tab where the link to the file was clicked on.  It does work if I use IE on the same link and file.

Comment 4

[Steve England [:stevee]]

Reporter, do you still see this problem with the latest Firefox 2? If not, can you please close this bug as WORKSFORME. Thanks!

Comment 5

[Kevin Brosnan]

Gave adequate time to respond. Resolving incomplete.