[Bug 272457] [NEW] By default, firefox won't open some txt files

[MurDoK]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Intrepid alpha6 fully updated.

By default, firefox won't open some txt files.
You can reproduce it:
1- Go to http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5469447&postcount=5
2- Click on the bottom attached file "xorg.conf"
3- Choose open (note that you'll open it with a text editor by default)

Firefox says that the default application to view this file doesn't exist.
The file is saved to /tmp.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: firefox 3.0.2+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-3-generic i686

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: apport-bug

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By default, firefox won't open some txt files
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