OT?: Thunderbird/Firefox - http links changed to file: links??

[G.Wolfe Woodbury]

steve wrote:
> G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote:
>> Recently Ive had a problem with thunderbird and firefox wherein an
>> http:://  link gets changed to a file:/// link somewhere between
>> clicking the link in thunderbird and the link opening in Firefox.
> 
> I'll assume you meant http:// ...
> 
>>
>> I've prowled through the advanced config controls of both apps and see
>> no obvious transformations.  I've disabled all extensions in Firefox
>> (especially NoScript) but the problem persists.  I've even uninstalled
>> and re-installed Firefox to see if that helps.
> I'd suspect a thunderbird extension rather than a firefox one.

I've also tried disabling and re-enabling those extensions too.
About to try re-installing thunderbird.

> 
> - What does the URL show in the bottom status bar when you hover your 
> mouse over the link ?

an http://... link as expected

> - What shows up if you right click on the link, copy the link location 
> and paste it into firefox ?

that also works as expected, so it's somewhere in the automagic 
processing stuff.

> I just took a quick peek at thunderbird's advanced config 
> (Edit->Preferences->Advanced->General->config editor) and found the 
> parameter
> 
> network.protocol-handler.app.http very interesting. On my system the 
> value is:
> /usr/lib64/thunderbird-2.0.0.19/open-browser.sh
> 
> It's probably a good idea to debug what that script does to your URL.

Easy enough to read the script and see that it calls the gnome-open 
applet.  An examination of the strings(1) content of gnome-open doesn't 
reveal anything that could be doing it.

Also, checking the "Preferred Applications" settings in Gnome don't show 
anything unexpected. (Examined both via the gui and gconf-editor.)

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G. Wolfe Woodbury