Open Bug 230153 Opened 21 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Content-Encoding: gzip page that isn't gzipped shows "source file could not be read"

Categories

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
File Handling
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

People

(Reporter: Biesinger, Unassigned)

References

(
URL
)

Details

this is the exthandler-version of bug 184144 (i.e. when a content type unknown
to gecko is encountered)

testcase shows the "source file could not be read" error, there should be a
better message.
*** Bug 280623 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 312375 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This bug was for "better message" when server's fault, "Content-coding: gzip" for   not-gzipp'ed data, then no relation to Bug 205156.
Sorry for spam. 

*** Bug 287372 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Assignee: file-handling → nobody
QA Contact: ian → file-handling
Product: Core → Firefox
Version: Trunk → unspecified
Severity: normal → S3

The severity field for this bug is relatively low, S3. However, the bug has 3 duplicates.
:Gijs, could you consider increasing the bug severity?

For more information, please visit auto_nag documentation.

Flags: needinfo?(gijskruitbosch+bugs)

The last needinfo from me was triggered in error by recent activity on the bug. I'm clearing the needinfo since this is a very old bug and I don't know if it's still relevant.

Flags: needinfo?(gijskruitbosch+bugs)
You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.