OT: Firefox question

[Mark Smith]

If I type something into the address bar that does not resolve to an
ip address. Firefox seems to guess what site I'm trying to get to and
redirect me.

Can I turn this off so I get the proper DNS error?

 

[RobG]

If I type something into the address bar that does not resolve to an
ip address. Firefox seems to guess what site I'm trying to get to and
redirect me.

Can I turn this off so I get the proper DNS error?

It's called a "smart location bar":

<URL: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/features/#location-bar
It can be disabled by editing the about:config file, here's a
suggestion:

<URL: http://www.marketing.fm/2008/06/23/how-to-turn-off-smart-location-bar-in-firefox-30/
If you want to find out more about Firefox, go to the relevant web
site:

<URL: http://www.mozilla.com >

or use Google.

 

[Mark Smith]

It's called a "smart location bar":

<URL:http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/features/#location-bar



It can be disabled by editing the about:config file, here's a
suggestion:

<URL:http://www.marketing.fm/2008/06/23/how-to-turn-off-smart-location-bar...



If you want to find out more about Firefox, go to the relevant web
site:

<URL:http://www.mozilla.com>

or use Google.

I did, but I didn't know what the feature was called and the support
forums on mozilla are flooded with unanswered questions.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Evertjan.]

Dr J R Stockton wrote on 08 jan 2009 in comp.lang.javascript:

Or try <news:mozilla.support.firefox>.

"no such group"

 

[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <[email protected]>

Dr J R Stockton wrote on 08 jan 2009 in comp.lang.javascript:


"no such group"

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has it, so might have it

had it, when running.