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Files wont download from yahoomail in Firefox. They will in Safari.

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For some reason, attachments have stopped downloading from yahoo mail in Firefox. They will download if I use Safari. I have tried resetting and safe mode. Any suggestions?

For some reason, attachments have stopped downloading from yahoo mail in Firefox. They will download if I use Safari. I have tried resetting and safe mode. Any suggestions?

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hello Briangarvin2, does it work when you access yahoo mail through this link?: https://mail.yahoo.com/

reference: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/971042

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hello Briangarvin2, does it work when you access yahoo mail through this link?: https://mail.yahoo.com/

reference: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/971042

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Well fair play to you. Thanks so much. You rock.

Do you mind giving me a quick explanation as to why that worked?

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i'm not sure as to what exactly is going on, but it looks like yahoo has changed something on their server that makes certain old url formats (likely stored in bookmarks or history) dysfunctional...

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Thanks a mil for your help