485014 - Links In Outlook Express not longer work

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Bob Gordon]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3) Gecko/20090305 Firefox/3.1b3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3) Gecko/20090305 Firefox/3.1b3

Since installing the Beta 3 version, I have noticed that when I have a link in an e-mail using Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512(xpsp.080413-2105) I can not open up the link by clicking on it.  I have to right click and choose copy shortcut and then manually put it in the browser bar to work.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Outlook Express and find a link in the e-mail
2.click on link and see that nothing happens
3.right click and choose "copy shortcut" & then paste link in browser search bar
Actual Results:  
link works fine once it has been copied to the browser search bar

Expected Results:  
opened the link in a new browser window

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for bugs which are in the Firefox General component, are
UNCO, have not been changed for 500 days and have an unspecified version. 

Reporter, can you please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or later, create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/managing+profiles, and test again. If you still see the issue, please update this bug. If the issue is gone, please set the status to RESOLVED > WORKSFORME.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.