Closed Bug 370634 Opened 17 years ago Closed 16 years ago

document the "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page" option

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(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Articles, task)

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Tracking

(Not tracked)

VERIFIED FIXED

People

(Reporter: steffen.wilberg, Unassigned)

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Details

Bug 83265 introduced a pref to block timed redirects (<meta HTTP-EQUIV=refresh content=...). In Options->Advanced->General->Accessibility, the pref reads:
"Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page". It's off by default.

Also see:
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/02/08/howto-block-meta-refresh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_refresh
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.blockautorefresh
Moving over to sumo ...
Component: Help Documentation → Knowledge Base Articles
Product: Firefox → Sumo
QA Contact: help.documentation → kb-articles
Target Milestone: Firefox 3 → ---
Version: Trunk → unspecified
... where this is already fixed:
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Options+window#Accessibility
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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