368993 - Popups being blocked for site listed in exceptions

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Mitch Gallman]

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

Popup exception exists for site - in this case daltonrs01.mohawkind.com

Logging into Lotus Domino Web Access for email (https connection) I can open email messages by double click or pressing enter which shows a popup of the email message.

After some time (About an hour of running the last time it occurred) Firefox starts blocking all popups from this site and showing the "Firefox prevented this site from opening xx popup windows".

Clicking the "Options" button that appears from the popup blocker and then choosing to show the url doesn't work.  It adds another entry to the list of popup urls blocked.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Working in Lotus Domino Web Access
2. Double click on a message to open it

and optionally
3. After popup is blocked click on Show'blocked url'
Actual Results:  
"Firefox prevented this site from opening xx popup windows"

Expected Results:  
Should popup window with email message

No errors displayed in the firefox error console

Have to restart to get it to work

Happens randomly

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Does it also happen in Firefox's safe-mode / with a new profile?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode_(Firefox)
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Folder

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.

Comment 4

[drigo.angelo]

I'm having a similar issue on firefox 36.0.4.

I am currently developing a web application, and testing on my computer. The address localhost is in the list of exceptions, but firefox started blocking them anyway.

Comment 5

[drigo.angelo]

Update: even if I deactivate the "Block popup windows" checkbox on the tab Options > Content (I'm not sure what the name for the tabs in english are, I use firefox in pt-br and it's at Opções > Conteúdo), it still keeps blocking the popups.