41889 - Error for wrong page displayed for incorrect redirector URL

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Networking, defect, P3)

Description

[Stephen Rasku]

Tested on Linux build 2000060713.  This error concerns redirector URLs generated
by some search engines.  To reproduce:

1. Goto www.goto.com.
2. Search for "net-pf-10" (without the quotes).
3. Click on the RedHat HURRICANE item (currently number 4)
4. Wait about a minute and a half.
5. Browser displays "Document: Done (xx.yyy secs)"

The problem is the link refers to domain that no longer exists but it is re-
directed through the www.goto.com domain.  If you enter an unused domain
directly on the location toolbar it will generate an error but it doesn't when
going through a redirector URL. It should generate an error in both cases.

Comment 1

[WD]

Win98 2000060720:
After about a minute, I get an error saying that the host "www.goto.com" cannot
be found, rather than "archives.indenial.com"
(I get the error message, but it's for the wrong page)     Is the Linux behavior
the same with the latest builds?

Comment 2

[Kurt Weinschenker]

I get the same results as wdormann on Mac OS build M16-2000060420.

Apparently this is only a Linux bug.

Comment 3

[Stephen Rasku]

Unfortunately that domain is back up so I can't test it with that particular URL
any more.  If I come across another URL that should cause the problem I will let
you know if it does or it doesn't.

Comment 4

[Gagan]

reopen if you have a more reliable/reproducible case.

Comment 5

[benc]

reporter:

This bug is a "futured" or "untargeted" bug which has been "resolved/works for
me". Most bugs meeting this criteria are usually somewhat out of date or working
in the current builds.

If this bug is not happening for you in a recent build (such as the Mozilla
daily build, Mozilla 0.9.3, or Netscape 6.1), please use the friendly "Mark bugs
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If you reported the bug on a platform (e.g. Linux) and other contributors
reported on another platform (e.g. Mac OS), please comment that it works for you
 but do not verify it yet.

For these multi-platform bug reports, we need to verify all reported platforms
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