Browser.xul.error pages.enabled

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.xul.error_pages.enabled.

This article describes the preference browser.xul.error_pages.enabled. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

Background

This preference controls whether to use a pop-up alert or an error page for sites that can't be loaded because of a network problem.

Possible values and their effects

true

Show an error page for pages that couldn't be loaded. (Default)

false

Display an alert when a page can't be loaded and remain on the previous page.

Caveats

  • When this preference is set to true, some ad blocking software and techniques can cause IFRAME or Flash ads to show an error page where the ad would be rather than showing nothing in that spot. When this preference is set to false, the same situation may cause an alert.

First checked in

2002-07-11 by Adam Lock

Has an effect in

  • Netscape (all versions since 7.0)
  • Mozilla Suite (all versions since 1.1 beta)
  • Firefox (all versions)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions)

Related bugs

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