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Firefox fails to open locan server based intranet files

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tmusser replied 15 years ago
AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser

We run an intranet from a local server. Hyperlinks such as this work fine with IE and Chrome, eg file:\\server2\intranet\process_instructions.htm but Firefox changes them to this example which then fails to find the file. file:\\\intranet\process_instructions.htm If I go to File Open the actual file, it opens perfectly.

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We run an intranet from a local server. Hyperlinks such as this work fine with IE and Chrome, eg file:\\server2\intranet\process_instructions.htm but Firefox changes them to this example which then fails to find the file. file:\\\intranet\process_instructions.htm If I go to File Open the actual file, it opens perfectly. == URL of affected sites == http://

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tmusser
tmusser

This worked for me! -Install NoScript addon for FireFox

-Tools -> Addons -> NoScript (General tab, at bottom check Scripts Globally Allowed) - this is so scripts on other sites are not blocked.

- In same window -> Advanced tab -> Trusted tab -> Check box:: Allow local links

- In same window -> whitelist tab -> paste in http://yourwebsite.com to address of website -> click allow

Bit of an odd work around I know. But I had problems getting user_pref to work correctly.

Modified by tmusser