368087 - Many links (regardless of .ext) will bring up a "Save As" dialog

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Greg Stark]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

Since installing Firefox 2 I've been getting "Save As" dialogs popping up when i click pretty much any link. It's an intermittent problem so it's really hard to debug or be more specific. 

Basically, every once in a while, about twice an hour, I'll click on a link on the web somewhere and instead of the page coming up it brings up a "Save as" dialog. And yes Im sure they aren't all downloadable files or something of the sort. These are just standard links to other pages on pages I've built or just out there on the web (have see this behavior on Oracle.com).

At first I thought it was just a local issue, my machine my websites... since i tend to use .psp exts i figured it was just confused. But I've seen this behavior on other machines and on other sites with pretty much any ext (.htm, .html. shtml etc...)... 

Thanks
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Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
hard to say cause it's intermittent... just surf around and see if it happens i guess... i know that sucks i'm sorry... just that kinda bug
Actual Results:  
usually when this happens, I just hit cancel on the Save As dialog and click the link again... then it goes, but usually the next link i click (first click on new page) will do the same. Seems to happen is spurts... hitting cancle on the dialog always works, but the next click will do the same and maybe the next... like 3 - 5 in a row, then not for a while again

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

The extension of a file doesn't matter, the mime-type send by the server makes the differences.

Can you please clear the disk cache and run Firefox in the firefox safemode (close FF and use the FF safemode link in the windows srart menu) and surf around to see if this happens without extensions (the safemode will disable all extensions).

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.