[Bug 187736] Re: Right click, "Save As" in firefox runs script instead of saving it

[stairwayoflight]

Sorry Rolf,

That url appears on the following page:

http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/12/1-click-install-ubuntu-studio-
theme-in.html

I just clicked "copy link location" and pasted it. The issue I was having is
that I couldn't look at what was being executed before executing it. On
gutsy if I right click the one-click-install link as it appear in the above
mentioned page, then click "Save link as", it runs the associated ubuntu
program which attempts to install all the different parts.

I don't know if it is a security threat, but it doesn't make sense to me to
have it run a program when I try to save any content pointed to by the link.
My guess is they got firefox to pass the apt:// urls to ubuntu to install
the corresponding programs, instead of downloading the content and
displaying it. But a "Save link As" will normally cause the browser to
follow the link, and shoot the content to disk. I suppose when the browser
goes to download the content in the first part of a "Save link As"
operation, the download function defaults to invoking ubuntu to install the
stuff instead.

Whether or not I have a good grasp of whats happening, I don't believe this
should be the default behavior.

Regards,
Timothy

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Rolf Leggewie <launchpad.net@
rolf.leggewie.biz> wrote:

> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: mozilla-firefox => firefox
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Right click, "Save As" in firefox runs script instead of saving it
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187736
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