[Bug 225289] [NEW] Firefox saved session get lost when trying to connect to a hotspot

[Alexander Sack]

On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 03:39:36PM -0000, Opoho wrote:
> Public bug reported:
> 
> Binary package hint: firefox
> 
> The new "Save before exit" feature is very useful: it allows to save a surf session and restore it on next launch.
> The problem comes when trying to connect to a wifi hotspot. These machines always catches your webpage requests and replaces them with their log-in page. And there goes your saved session... Each of your tabs contains the log-in page and the back button is inactive.
> 
> I'd like Firefox (and Epiphany by the way) to be able to identify this
> behaviour and enable the back button for each tab.
> 
> I'm on Hardy and everything is up-to-date. It's reproductible on Windows
> as well.
> 

not a ffox 2 bug ...
 affects ubuntu/firefox 
 status invalid

but a ffox 3 one ...

 affects ubuntu/firefox-3.0
 status incomplete

someone should reproduce this and once the instructions are clear
associate with proper upstream bug ...

 affects firefox
 status incomplete


Thanks,

 - Alexander


** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Also affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: Incomplete

** Also affects: firefox
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: Incomplete

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Firefox saved session get lost when trying to connect to a hotspot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225289
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