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Mozilla Firefox 1.02 Released

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-your-update dept.

akadruid writes "Mozilla has begun rolling the Firefox 1.02 security update. It has appeared with the little fanfare and without the staggered rollout of 1.01 - have Mozilla sorted their distribution worries?"

18 of 453 comments (clear)

  1. 1.2.. by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 4, Informative

    But does it stop the bloody pop ups I've had to turn off Javascript to cure?

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    1. Re:1.2.. by darthpenguin · · Score: 5, Informative

      If you want to block the javascript popups, just use the Adblock extension. Not only can it block images, but also scripts and flash and just about everything else. Combined with wildcards, you can block out everything from most major web advertising places, including most of those nasty js popup scripts.

    2. Re:1.2.. by Tarqwak · · Score: 4, Informative

      Perfect config for me, works on 1.8b suite at least:

      browser.link.open_external 3
      1: Open in current window (default)
      2: Open in new window
      3: Open in new tab

      browser.link.open_newwindow 1
      1: Open in current window
      2: Open in new window (default)
      3: Open in new tab

      browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction 2
      0: Divert everything (default)
      1: Divert target="_blank" etc. but not window.open
      2: Divert everything expect window.open with three parameters

      privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins 2
      0: open allowed (default)
      1: limits their number to dom.popup_maximum (even with popup blocker disabled)
      2: the window is a popup, block it
      3: blocks them even on whitelisted sites

      dom.disable_open_during_load true
      True (default): Block popup windows created while the page is loading
      False: Allow popup windows

    3. Re:1.2.. by jcupitt65 · · Score: 4, Informative

      bugzilla explains how to fix it ... see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17607 9

      - go to about:config
      - right-click and select New/Integer preference
      - make a pref called "privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins"
      - set the value 2

      now plugins are not allowed to make popups. This hasn't been made a public preference, since it is a bit crude and may break some sites. It does fix the flash-popups though.

  2. No need to panic... by mistersooreams · · Score: 5, Informative

    As the version number suggests, this is a pretty minor update. That's not to say that these security fixes aren't important; they are, and they proove once again that open source software can react far faster to new threats than any closed source development model. Nevertheless, it means that the Mozilla Foundation aren't expecting a major download rush. Of course, with Slashdot's intervention, maybe we can take them by surprise.

    Now, how long to the first "Firefox 1.02 ate my boot sector" post?

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  3. Mozilla 1.7.6 out, too by invisik · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget the suite is updated as well...

    -m

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  4. Re:Best way to upgrade? by joeljkp · · Score: 4, Informative

    Uninstalling the old before you install the new won't get rid of your settings. Those are saved in your home dir (on Win2000/XP).

    You're asking for trouble if you update without installing. I ended up with both 1.0 and 1.0.1 in my Add/Remove Programs (win98), and removing the former broke the latter (and broke its uninstall function). The only way to get rid of 1.0.1 was to reinstall it to restore the uninstaller, then try again.

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  5. Re:Best way to upgrade? by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel · · Score: 4, Informative

    Click the Orange or Blue orb next to the flower in the top right part of your window. I just did it and it auto-updates Firefox to 1.02.

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  6. Adblock definitions site... by Golgafrinchan · · Score: 5, Informative
    Speaking of which...

    At this site, you can find updated Adblock definitions that you can easily import. Just scroll down to the most recent update, download, and install.

    Ever since I installed these, I've had to manually block something only a couple of times. They work great!

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    1. Re:Adblock definitions site... by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Geocities never lasts long...

      Here is a mirror to the latest updates 2005-03-20a.txt

  7. Re:Uninstall first please by tajmorton · · Score: 5, Informative

    Really? Mine worked fine with just installing right over 1.0.1 with Windows XP. Under Linux...no go (of course).
    However, Autopackage works great (if you've have FF installed from Autopackage): http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/autopackage/fire fox-1.0.2.x86.package
    (BTW, if you do try this Autopackage, we'd love some feedback on how it works--taj at wildgardenseed dot com).

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  8. Solution by Adam9 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Go this address: about:config
    Right click anywhere
    Select new, integer
    Name: privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins
    Value: 2

    -- Taken from another /. user

  9. Re:Mirrors by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Informative

    automatic update worked for me.

    options->advanced->software update->check now.

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  10. Re:Mirrors by wdd1040 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Although the ebuild has propagated to the rsync rotation, the distfile won't go out until a server does its sync once every 2 hours.

    So.... chill.

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  11. Re:Disappointed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why do people expect feature changes from a security update? The point of these updates is that they ONLY fix the critical problems. They don't screw with anything else to minimize the chance of breaking something.

    If you're looking for new features or enhancements, you'll get that with 1.1. Or you can try the nightly builds. But don't expect any noticable changes in a security/stability update (unless you are suffering from stability problems).

    As for your pop-ups, the latest trend is supposedly to generate them from a Flash embed. You can either not install Flash, or use the Flashblock extension (recommended), or try adblock, or try the hidden preference that is supposed to prevent plugin-generated pop-ups. In the past, a major cause of failure for the pop-up blocker has been the Tabbrowser Extensions (TBE) extension. I don't know whether it still suffers from this problem.

  12. Dealing with the two add / remove entries by Jeff85 · · Score: 4, Informative

    A quick Google search revealed that you can also remove an entry from the registry manually with details found at here. I did this myself, installed the 1.02 version, and all seems to be running smoothly.

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  13. Re:Auto-update success by PurpleBob · · Score: 4, Informative

    You lose the scrollbar if you've installed a funky theme that doesn't work with OS X. (It doesn't matter if you're using the theme, unfortunately, just that it's installed.) So try uninstalling your themes.

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  14. Filterset.G instructions - important! by Mitchell+Mebane · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget the proper settings you need to get the most out of Filterset.G:

    Recommended Adblock settings for Filterset.G

    [To modify: Tools > Adblock > Preferences]

    Hide Ads x Remove Ads

    Ablock Options:
    Obj-Tabs
    x Collapse Blocked Elements
    x Check Parent Links
    x Site Blocking
    x Keep List Sorted

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