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==Background==
==Background==
Firefox 2.0 introduces a built-in [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Session_Restore Session Restore] feature, allowing the user to continue browsing from where they left off if browser restarts. This preference controls when to store extra information about a session: contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies, and POST data.
Firefox 2.0 introduces a built-in [[Session Restore]] feature, allowing the user to continue browsing from where they left off if browser restarts. This preference controls when to store extra information about a session: contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies, and POST data.


==Possible values and their effects==
==Possible values and their effects==
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==Related preferences==
==Related preferences==
* [[browser.sessionstore.postdata]]
* [[browser.sessionstore.postdata]]
==External links==
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Session_Restore Session Restore - MozillaWiki]


[[Category:Preferences]]
[[Category:Preferences]]
[[Category:Security and privacy-related preferences]]
[[Category:Security and privacy-related preferences]]

Revision as of 00:08, 15 December 2007

Background

Firefox 2.0 introduces a built-in Session Restore feature, allowing the user to continue browsing from where they left off if browser restarts. This preference controls when to store extra information about a session: contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies, and POST data.

Possible values and their effects

0

Store extra session data for any site.

1

Store extra session data for unencrypted (non-HTTPS) sites only. (Default)

2

Never store extra session data.

Recommended settings

Leaving this preference set to 1 will avoid re-submitting data to secure sites — such as banks and online stores — and prevents duplicate transactions from taking place. Use caution when setting this preference to 0.

First checked in

Has an effect in

  • Mozilla Firefox (nightly builds since 2006-04-26; 2.0)

Related bugs

Related preferences

External links