560803 - Prompt proxy password multiple times in Library

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox Graveyard :: Microsummaries, defect)

Description

[Andrey]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

I access internet via a proxy server (Automatic proxy configuration URL). Data for access stored in Saved Passwords.
When I open web pages - it's OK. But when I use Library (Bookmarks-Organize Bookmarks) and click on my bookmarks randomly appears window with request of proxy authentication. And I must click Cancel in this window, because if I click OK - it will appear again.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use proxy server with stored password
2. Open Library (Bookmarks-Organize Bookmarks)
3. Click on bookmarks (or use keyboard arrows in right pane to navigate through bookmarks)
Actual Results:  
Proxy authentication window is appear.

Expected Results:  
Proxy authentication window shouldn't appear.

Comment 1

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

This is due to microsummaries loading in bookmark details pane

you can disable microsummaries setting browser.microsummary.enabled to false

Comment 2

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

in about:config page, obviously

Comment 3

[Andrey]

Yes, I confirm it. If browser.microsummary disabled window isn't appear. But I that feature to be enabled, so the issue is still actual.

Comment 4

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

there is an underlying bug due to communications with some Microsoft ISA enterprise proxy, i don't recall the exact bug number atm.

Comment 5

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

- BUGSPAM -
Wontfixing all Microsummaries bugs, since the feature has been removed from the core product and previous versions won't get further fixes for it.
If interested in supporting Microsummaries in your add-on, you're free to use our old microsummaries code and to search all previously open bugs by looking for [microsummaries-feature-removal] in the status whiteboard field.