More Firefox weirdness

[Matthew A Coulliette]

Would this be a cookie issue?

There are cookie manager add-ons for Firefox. After I installed one, I
just goto: Tools=>Page Info=>Permissions=>Set Cookies. Then choose
between Use Default, Allow, Allow for session, & Block.

I know the back button not working is a cookie issue. I had Firefox set
to "allow" because I was posting to forums and went to other websites
which broke my back button so the I could not leave the site. Once I set
the cookies back to default the problem with the back button went away.

MatthewMPP


der.hans wrote:
> Am 18. Apr, 2009 schwätzte stu w so:
>
>> Greetings All,
>>     Paying bills today, which I normally do online, and have never
>> run into
>> a problem with Firefox on Ubuntu 8.10. After logging off from APS, I got
>> a pop-up asking me to take a survey for APS. I clicked on it, and it was
>> a nightmare from my old windows days. It kept opening up blank browser
>> windows faster than I could click out of them! I do have the Firefox
>> pop-up blocker enabled, but the windows continued to open even after I
>> disconnected from the network.
>>     Does anyone know if this is an issue with Firefox, or the APS
>> website?
>
> That is an issue with Firefox. It should limit how many
> windows/popups/dialog boxes can be opened in order to prevent this
> type of
> denial of service.
>
> Firefox is better than it used to be, but there are still some issues.
>
> In the preferences on the content tab there are options to configure java
> and javascript. I allow changing images and turn off all other options.
>
> The link from Lisa links to an article on Controle de Scrtips, which
> gives
> even more control.
>
> http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2008/06/04/tell-javascript-what-it-can-and-can-not-do/
>
>
> I also have popups open new tabs rather than popup windows. I don't like
> things that try to steal focus and demand my attention.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
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