[Bug 184744] Re: URL "smb://..." works in location bar & tool bar, not as link

[Duncan Hawthorne]

i confirm on ubuntu gutsy, firefox 2.0.0.12, and i think firefox 2.0.0.6
also on firefox 3b3

if you run firefox with -jsconsole you can see the error message:
security error: content at http://...... may not load or link to smb://.......

solution for firefox 2:
in about:config
change: "network.gnomevfs.supported-protocols" from "smb:, sftp:" to "sftp:" (ie remove smb: bit)
add a new string called: "network.protocol-handler.app.smb" and have the value as "/usr/bin/xdg-open" 

solution for firefox 3:
in about:config
change: "network.gnomevfs.supported-protocols" from "smb:, sftp:" to "sftp:" (ie remove smb: bit)

this makes links to smb open externally in the default application for
that type of file/folder

maybe this should get into firefox-gnome-support or ubufox?

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URL "smb://..." works in location bar & tool bar, not as link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/184744
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