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Network.protocol-handler.warn-external.(protocol)

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is network.protocol-handler.warn-external.(protocol).

This article describes the preference network.protocol-handler.warn-external.(protocol). To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

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Background

Protocols (ex: http, ftp, mailto) are different methods of sending information over the Internet. Protocols may be handled by Mozilla applications themselves, or they may be passed to external applications, or they may not be handled at all. This preference controls whether to warn the user before opening an external application for a specific protocol.

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Possible values and their effects

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true

Give the user a chance to cancel before passing the data to the external application.

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false

Pass the data to the external application without warning the user.

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Caveats

  • This preference only exists by default for certain protocols.
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UI

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Firefox

On the protocol warning dialog, "Remember my choice for all links of this type"

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First checked in

2004-10-25 by Daniel Veditz

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Has an effect in

  • Netscape (all versions since 8.0)
  • Mozilla Suite (all versions since 1.7.5)
  • Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.0)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (all versions since 1.0)
  • Seamonkey
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See also

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Related bugs

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Related preferences

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