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Re: iceweasal vs long urls. Long url wins, iceweasal doesn't



On Tue 10 Mar 2015 at 08:36:52 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:

> Using a distro based on wheezy, configured with a real time kernel, but 
> not running it. Using a 64 bit 3.2.0 instead. And because the wheezy 
> kmail is font broken, using TDE R14, where kmail Just Works(TM).
> 
> Over on another list, I've a guy using dropbox to post some .png images 
> of a circuit board he has designed.
> 
> Unfortunately I cannot see those images because dropbox is using %20 for 
> spaces in the returned URL.  But between my clicking on the link in 
> kmail 1.13.7, and iceweasal, the %20's are being converted to spaces by 
> the time I see iceweasal's address bar contents, so of course I am 
> looking at dropboxes fancy 404's page since spaces aren't allowed in a 
> URL.
> 
> This translation should not be taking place IMO.
> 
> Is this something I can fix with an iceweasal about:config option?
> I have looked without seeing a likely suspect.

Love it! :)

You are using what is probably an ancient edition of a mail agent on an
unknown distribution and into the bargain you're running a DE which does
not have packages in Debian.

Copy the URL directly into iceweasel.


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