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==Background== | ==Background== |
Revision as of 01:02, 3 February 2006
Background
When entering information in the Location Bar, Mozilla attempts to convert the information into a usable URI. For example, “mozilla.org” is automatically converted to “http://mozilla.org/”. When Mozilla is unable to discern what URL the user wanted, the information that was entered may be submitted to an Internet Keywords service. This preference determines whether or not to use Internet Keywords.
Possible values and their effects
True
If Mozilla cannot determine a URL from information entered in the Location Bar, append the information to the URL in keyword.URL and redirect the user there. (Default)
False
Display an error message indicating the entered information is not a valid URL.
Caveats
- This preference only has an effect when keyword.URL is a valid URL.
- Setting this preference to true does mean that information will be sent to a third party (or whatever URL is specified in keyword.URL) without prompting. This has possible privacy implications, though no more serious than accidentally submitting a search to Google.
- Certain proxy servers—most notably, Netscape Proxy Server—implement domain guessing that prevents Internet Keywords from working. In other words, entering “mozilla” into the Location Bar may direct you to http://www.mozilla.com/ automatically instead of submitting the entered term to the Internet Keywords URL.
- Malformed URIs—such as “http//www.example.com/”—cannot be resolved by Mozilla’s built-in URL fix-up routines, and will be sent to the Internet Keywords service if this preference is true.
UI
Mozilla Suite
A checkbox labeled “Enable Internet Keywords” is available under “Edit → Preferences → Navigator → Smart Browsing → Internet Keywords”.
First checked in
Has an effect in
Related bugs
- Bug 2875 - Proxy: map HTTP 500 errors to necko errors (so Internet Keywords and Domain Guessing would work)
- Bug 100412 - Internet Keywords should be off in Mozilla by default
- Bug 172389 - keyword: URL displayed after using Internet Keywords