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

[steve]

G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote:
> Recently Ive had a problem with thunderbird and firefox wherein an
> http:://  link gets changed to a file:/// link somewhere between
> clicking the link in thunderbird and the link opening in Firefox.

I'll assume you meant http:// ...

> 
> I've prowled through the advanced config controls of both apps and see
> no obvious transformations.  I've disabled all extensions in Firefox
> (especially NoScript) but the problem persists.  I've even uninstalled
> and re-installed Firefox to see if that helps.
I'd suspect a thunderbird extension rather than a firefox one.

- What does the URL show in the bottom status bar when you hover your mouse over 
the link ?
- What shows up if you right click on the link, copy the link location and paste 
it into firefox ?

I just took a quick peek at thunderbird's advanced config 
(Edit->Preferences->Advanced->General->config editor) and found the parameter

network.protocol-handler.app.http very interesting. On my system the value is:
/usr/lib64/thunderbird-2.0.0.19/open-browser.sh

It's probably a good idea to debug what that script does to your URL.

cheers,
- steve

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