331437 - Problem using Firefox w Yahoo email. Firefox so slow attaching even modestly sized files that the task is never completed.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 323242

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[bumpmasterone]

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

Firefox does not work properly with Yahoo e-mail. You can not attach any files if you use Firefox. I had a 711K file - attaching with Firefox would not complete the attachment, even after 8 hours(YES EIGHT HOURS). I have tried numerous times with other files and Firefox is so slow doing Yahoo e-mail attachments that you will never complete the attachment. I swtiched back to Microsoft Internet Explorer and the same 711k file was attached in just three minutes or so.  I have an Athlon 3800 X2 system on an Asus A8n SLI Mobo. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.write an email in Yahoo e-mail
2.attach a file
3.If it's just text like a word doc, it will just be unbearably slow. If there's a graphic in there, Firefox will be so slow, it will never complete the attachment. If you swtich to Microsoft IE, you don't have the same problems. 

Actual Results:  
Attachments are either unbearably slow, of if graphics included, Firefox will never complete the attachment, no matter how long you leave the computer running.

Expected Results:  
Microsoft IE only took three minutes or so to attach a 711K file. Firefox was not finished attaching the same file even after letting the computer run for EIGHT HOURS.

Comment 1

[zug_treno]

Related to/duplicate of bug 323242?

Comment 2

[Steve England [:stevee]]

x2 is dual core right? Humour me, and try running a single core and see if you still see this problem.

Comment 3

[bumpmasterone]

Reply:
Yes - it's a dual core machine. It might be a while
before I can fulfill your request. I don't have a
useable single core machine right now. 

The people I know don't have Firefox; I don't know if
they would like me messing around with the
configuration on their computers. But if I can do it;
I'll try it and let you know. Thanks

Comment 4

[Steve England [:stevee]]

I think it's possible to switch one of your cores off somehow.

Comment 5

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 323242 ***