33553 - [CRASH] clicking on news:// link

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 22889

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[merde]

BuildID:    2000032708

Crashes when clicking on a link such as <a
href="news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.layout">link</a>

Sometimes only crashes when right clicking on the link and selecting "Open Link
in New Window"


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a web page with <a
href="news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.layout">link</a>
2. Click on the link
3. If that doesn't crash it, right click and select "Open Link in New Window"

Actual Results: CRASH

Expected Results:  Should open up Mail/News reader and subscribe to the newsgroup

Comment 1

[merde]

Further info:  If you have already set up an account to the news server in the
reader, it won't crash.  Although it still won't pull up the newsgroup.

Comment 2

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

This is a duplicate of bug 22889


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 22889 ***

Comment 3

[lchiang]

verified duplicate