Closed Bug 78896 Opened 23 years ago Closed 23 years ago

JavaScript Warning

Categories

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
Networking
Platform:
x86
Windows 2000
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 28586

People

(Reporter: martin, Assigned: neeti)

References

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URL
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Details

The connection was refused when attempting to contact ads.web.aol.com

Okay It's not a bug but a Request to change how error of that type are handled. 
Like many Internet users who are tired of spams, I maintain a hosts file where 
many ads server are set to resolve to 127.0.0.1.
So in my hosts file I have for example:
ads.web.aol.com 127.0.0.1

In IE this leads to a blank page embeded instead of the image saying 'The page 
cannot be displayed'. This doesn't bother me, and I don't see the ads. 

In Mozilla I hit a javascript error that bugs me anytime It couldn't serve the 
ads. You may argue that mozilla has a system to filter ads but this not the 
point. It's my decision to resolve ads.web.aol.com to 127.0.0.1 and Mozilla 
should serve me a blank page/image.
network
Assignee: asa → neeti
Component: Browser-General → Networking
QA Contact: doronr → tever
I'm sure this is a dup, looking...
Sounds like #70084 which is in fact a dup of bug 28586 [RFE] Should use error
page, not dialog, for inaccessible pages (placeholder)



*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28586 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
qa to me.
VERIFIED DUPE:
The actual feature martin wants (better support for ad blocking) is a much 
larger discussion, but this request is a DUPE.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
QA Contact: tever → benc
Martin,

I think what you really wanted was: bug 33469.
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