41133 - news://host/article will add server if not already configured

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect, P3)

Description

[laurel]

Using 2000-05-31-08 commercial build

found while verifying bug #37464

When following a link (from browser or mail window) to a news article, seamonkey
will add the news server if it isn't already configured.

1.  Follow a link from the browser or mail window to a news message article for
which you don't have that server added. For instance, in a profile which doesn't
have news.mozilla.org added, follow this link:    
    news://news.mozilla.org/39345E4F.9170FFF6%40bucksch.org 

Result:  The message will display in a new window, but the news server will be
added to your accounts.

Expected:  The message should display in a standalone window without adding the
news server.

Comment 1

[Kevin Hecht]

It should be noted that Netscape 4.x also does this. It would be nice to get 
this fixed at some point.

Comment 2

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

yes, this would be nice.  

but since this bug exists in 4.x, I'm ok with shipping 6.0 with the same bug.

not worth the effort to fix this.

marking TM future.

Comment 3

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

moving to m30, instead of future.

Comment 4

[scottputterman]

moving to future milestone.

Comment 5

[Jonas Jørgensen]

*** Bug 121997 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[Andrew Bell]

*** Bug 213124 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

*** Bug 331138 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8

[Jürgen 'JiHa' Harter]

If no server is included, e.g. <news:4675b479$0$6396$[e-mail]>, the account-wizard wants to create an account with name "news" the next time you start SeaMonkey (when clicking no feedback action is invoked). This account is created, although you cancel the account-wizard.

Additionally the lack of a feedback action misleads many users to click repeatedly which leads to repeatedly created accounts on every start. Even if the account is deleted during one session another account will be created after next start. This is reiterated as the above mentioned number of clicks is reached.

Comment 9

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

sorry for the spam.  making bugzilla reflect reality as I'm not working on these bugs.  filter on FOOBARCHEESE to remove these in bulk.

Comment 10

[Dan Mosedale (:dmosedale, :dmose)]

This is truly a nasty user-experience.  Seeing this for tb3 would be a fine thing.

Comment 12

[Ant]

Dan, I agree. I am surprised this hasn't been updated for almost 15 months. :(

Comment 13

[:aceman]

Does this still happen in recent Thunderbird?

Comment 14

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

Almost certainly. It's pretty difficult in the current architecture to do stuff without having a server instance loaded into the accounts.

Comment 15

[Lu Wei]

Why TB can't use the current server to search for that message, if not found, then add the new server?

Comment 16

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

.

Comment 17

[Ping Chen [:rnons] (away)]

Attachment: Bug 41133 - Enable test_bug37465.js for nntp-js. r=mkmelin

Create a nsINntpIncomingServer instance if needed to fetch the news article, but no need to create an account for it.

Comment 18

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/a15e5f7ff5b2
Enable test_bug37465.js for nntp-js. r=mkmelin