88727 - file:///<path> does not work on a web page.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 84128

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Hans Deragon]

If I type file:///<path> in the location bar, it works.  However if the URL is
on a web page, clicking on it does nothing except highlighting the link.

Example how it would be defined on a web page:

   <a href="file:///<path>">Click here</a>

This occurs on version 0.9.1 distributed by Ximian.  It also occured on previous
0.8.x versions.


Sincerely,
Hans Deragon

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

dup of bug 40538?

Comment 2

[Henri Sivonen (:hsivonen)]

This is very likely by design. (Security/privacy.)

Comment 3

[Hans Deragon]

This is a duplicate of 40538.  I have set in .mozilla/pref.js: 

  user_pref("security.checkloaduri", false);

and now the browser works has I wish.

Embeded "file:///<path>" links within web pages are common in internal
websites where security is not an issue (you trust your employes, and anyway
they have direct access to the server so...).

But at a minimum, if security.checkloaduri is set to true and one clicks
on such a link, something should show up to the user.  Ideally, the error
message and an explanation about the security.checkloaduri, how to set it
up and what are the consequences when set to true.

Comment 4

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 84128 ***

Comment 5

[benc]

VERIFIED: