435837 - proxy connection to NXDOMAIN using https gives Data Transfer Interrupted

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Core :: Networking: Proxy, defect, P3)

Description

[timeless]

preconditions:
proxy + PAC

Build identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1a1pre) Gecko/2008052503 Minefield/3.1a1pre

I'm not sure if this is specific to my proxy.

1. enable PAC
2. load http://nosuchdomain
    Network Error (dns_unresolved_hostname)
    Your requested host "nosuchdomain." could not be resolved by DNS.
    For assistance, contact your network support team.
3. load https://nosuchdomain./
Data Transfer Interrupted
The connection to nosuchdomain. was interrupted while the page was loading.
... (from Gecko instead of from the Proxy server)
4. disable proxy
5. load http://nosuchdomain
Address Not Found
Firefox can't find the server at nosuchdomain..
6. load http://nosuchdomain
Address Not Found
Firefox can't find the server at nosuchdomain..

Comment 1

[timeless]

err make that:
2. load http://nosuchdomain.
3. load https://nosuchdomain.
5. load http://nosuchdomain.
6. load https://nosuchdomain.

i was always using tld to suppress proxy/firefox smart "dns lookup" but i didn't copy/paste very well :(....

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Can someone retest this?

Comment 3

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Bulk change to priority: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399258

Comment 4

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Bulk change to priority: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399258

Comment 5

[BMO Automation]

Moving bug to Core/Networking: Proxy.