447595 - Files with ".mht" Extension (MHTML Document) cannot be opened.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 82118

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Kasthuri Babu Lakshmanasamy]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080702 Firefox/2.0.0.16
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080702 Firefox/2.0.0.16

When Files with ".mht" Extension (MHTML Document) are opened using "Open File" option, Multiple number of TAB Screens are getting opened continuously until Firefox application is CLOSED or STOP Button is Clicked. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select from menu "FILE --> OPEN FILE" or "Ctrl+O", "Open file" window will get opened. 
2. Select a file with ".mht" Extension (MHTML Document.
3. Open With Window(Containing File in Window Caption) will get Opened. Select "Open With" option and then select Firefox application to open the file and Click OK Button.
Actual Results:  
Multiple number of TAB Screens(Untitled) are getting opened continuously until Firefox application is CLOSED or STOP Button is Clicked

Expected Results:  
Selected File should get opened.

Comment 1

[Mardeg]

DUPE of bug 82118

Comment 2

[Mardeg]

As a workaround, use the UnMHT extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8051

Comment 3

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Please search before you file a bug, searching with "mhtml" and you get the result