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Cannot connect to plain HTTP site except with Private Browsing

Simon Chopin
Simon Chopin
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Hi,

Firefox seems to insist on trying to upgrade a plain HTTP URL to HTTPS when browsing normally (which fails), but does behave as I would expect when using Private Browsing.

The URL in question is http://sponsoring-reports.ubuntu.com/general.html (which will get upgraded to https after being entered).

I tried the three variants for the HTTPS-Only option, the result is the same in all cases. Same with safe mode.

Hi, Firefox seems to insist on trying to upgrade a plain HTTP URL to HTTPS when browsing normally (which fails), but does behave as I would expect when using Private Browsing. The URL in question is http://sponsoring-reports.ubuntu.com/general.html (which will get upgraded to https after being entered). I tried the three variants for the HTTPS-Only option, the result is the same in all cases. Same with safe mode.

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Simon Chopin
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Interestingly, when using the Network tab of the devtools, it tells me the requests that times out is not encrypted.

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GerardoPcp04
GerardoPcp04
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Hola, Puede probar agregando una excepción como lo indica la siguiente guía: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/https-only-prefs#w_add-exceptions-for-http-websites-when-youre-in-https-only-mode

Saludos

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