Firefox Mac Save "allow deny" can't remember decision

[packetlevel]

Greetings -

For a while now, in current Mac OS, current Firefox with the current
TW version, I've been getting "allow deny" like bloody M$ app and
check remember this decision, of course, just like internet exploder,
is just a decoration. As soon as that window is closed, and the TW
opened again, it's the same thing all over again.

I don't think I've overlooked anything in FF settings - but this is
driving me nuts - I feel like I'm in a PC/Mac commercial Allow /
deny - allow deny fooey -

Any hints appreciated -

Thanks very much in advance.

packetlevel

[El noi]

You can try this. In Firefox address bar type:
about:config
and locate this line:
security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy
and set value to false.
If this line doesn't exist create it: remember to specify boolean
type.

[packetlevel]

Thank so much - tried that and it's good two days running.

had no idea about all the secret stuff - very cool.

[Eric Weir]

On Aug 17, 2009, at 11:52 AM, El noi wrote:

> You can try this. In Firefox address bar type:
> about:config
> and locate this line:
> security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy
> and set value to false.

I have a sneaking suspicion -- or perhaps a hope -- that this may
solve a problem I've had with FF and TW under OS X. I'm wondering,
though, if I do this, will I be putting myself at risk, security-wise?

Thanks,
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eew...@bellsouth.net

[packetlevel]

On Aug 22, 8:52 am, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Aug 17, 2009, at 11:52 AM, El noi wrote:

snip >

> I have a sneaking suspicion -- or perhaps a hope -- that this may  
> solve a problem I've had with FF and TW under OS X. I'm wondering,  
> though, if I do this, will I be putting myself at risk, security-wise?

snip>

> Eric Weir
> Decatur, GA  USA
> eew...@bellsouth.net

Eric - Good question - maybe someone with more knowledge than I will
reply authoritatively. I'm also curious about why this is new/changed.
I suspect that your previous prefs for java will protect you as before
and this was an "undocumented feature" on top of that.


regards, packetlevel

[FND]

> I'm wondering,
> though, if I do this, will I be putting myself at risk, security-wise?

Well, you do enable enhanced privileges for all local HTML files. It's a
bit like executing binaries (e.g. EXE files on Windows) - it comes down
to knowing and trusting the source of stuff you put on your HDD...

You might wanna read this:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy

FWIW, this whole thing is a known Firefox issue:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427051#c11

-- F.

[Eric Weir]

Thanks. I gave it a try, but it didn't solve my problem with "saveAs"
on OS X as I hoped it would, so I returned it to the default
value.

Regards,
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