OT?: Thunderbird/Firefox - http links changed to file: links??

[G.Wolfe Woodbury]

G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote:
> The problem persists!  Not just one or two messages, now it affects all 
> message links from Thunderbird to Firefox.
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> I'm beginnig to wonder if there is something amiss with some global 
> configuration or if I have somehow been compromised.  This last is 
> fairly unlikely since I practice safe hex and have a firewall in place.
> 
> I guess I'll have to dig into the global configurations for TB and FF
> but don't expect to find anything as they were both erased and 
> re-installed just now.
> 
> Just to be on the safe side I'll reboot to make sure there isn't any 
> memory-resident interceptor at work.  An examination of ps shows nothing
> unusual but I'll check for rootkits and such as well.

After re-booting and applying all the Gnome updates, the problem has 
disappeared.  All the links behave just fine.

BTW: The chkrootkit scan found nothing.

Thanks You for the suggestions.

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G.Wolfe Woodbury