Mozilla links trigger file download, not rendering

orbitalnerd · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 19

Hey all! I have an annoying problem. Running Mozilla 1.6, and when I click on regular old links in webpages it brings up a download file dialog instead of just opening the link. This is all kinds of links,,,,to .htm, .php, .pl, .whatever files. Even stranger is that this problem occurs in spurts,,,for a few hours it will do it, then stop and everything will work fine. Then it will just start doing it again for no apparent reason. Any ideas? I have scoured the forums looking for this particular problem, but couldnt seem to find the answer. Then again,,,I might have overlooked it on accident. If so, a link to the solution would be just as good...

Thanks in advance

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_never_ · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:48 am Post subject:

This doesn't look like to be a Mozilla issue, but rather a server issue. The server decides how programs should open a URL via the MIME type. If this happens with every website and you are using a caching proxy server, then it might be a proxy server issue.
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orbitalnerd · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 19

Unfortunately I am not using a caching proxy my friend. All sites do it(when it happens) and no intermediaries besides my firewall(though a caching server is actually being worked on right now lol)...Thanks for your response though! Any other ideas?
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_never_ · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:08 am Post subject:

Then have a look at this:

Preferences
-> Navigator
-> Helper Applications

Maybe something overrides the default handling of those filetypes. Might be some nasty (or just buggy) plugin.
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orbitalnerd · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 19

hummm, just unknown/unknown listed there, nothing strange.....humm maybe a quick trip to taco bell shall help,,,nothing a grilled stuft burrito cant fix..

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_never_ · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:33 am Post subject:

Have fun! =D

Oh well, you made me hungry, too. But I guess, we're getting off topic. =)

Serious: try to delete the directory ~/.mozilla - but be careful! This will clear out all your Mozilla settings - it will also wipe out your passwords and delete your Emails, if you use Mozilla Mail, so rescue them first. Better approach: rename the directory to ~/.mozilla-backup (or something like this) and then try again. Of course, Mozilla shouldn't be running when doing this.
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orbitalnerd · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 19

Good idea-I shall try that. Alas, the burrito was tasty as well

ill keep you updated,,,,thanks again for all your suggestions!
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agaffney · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:20 am Post subject:

When you say it does it for a few hours and then starts working again, is Mozilla running the whole time? Is this just one site this is happening on or is it multiple sites?

orbitalnerd · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 19

its on the whole time,,,left mozilla running while i went out

there doesnt seem to be a discernible pattern to it...as far as startup/restarting goes.
just pisses me off in general. it was fine for the last 20 minutes, then when i clicked on one of the page markers to go to the next page on a forum thread(the thread about bill gates being knighted), lo and behold the download box popped up and said fsck you again....

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