Is this a normal Firefox about:config setting?
Hi Everybody, I'm running Firefox 1.0.1-4.1 -- recently upgraded by apt from the following repository: ftp://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/9.2-i386/RPMS.mozilla/ I was poking around in preferences (via about:config) and was startled to find the following preference: Preference Name Status Type Value network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains default string .doubleclick.net This appeared to be a default setting because the text style didn't change to bold until after I'd modified it (set to 'true' instead of ".doubleclick.net", so far with no problems). Google returns many posts about this discussing popups, page loading problems and the like but I can't discern a pattern. Does anybody here know about this? TIA, - Carl -- _______________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Keys 68396713 & F8207216 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/
Carl, On Tuesday 01 March 2005 11:24, Carl E. Hartung wrote:
Hi Everybody,
I'm running Firefox 1.0.1-4.1 -- recently upgraded by apt from the following repository:
ftp://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/9.2 -i386/RPMS.mozilla/
I was poking around in preferences (via about:config) and was startled to find the following preference:
Preference Name Status Type Value network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains default string .doubleclick.net
This appeared to be a default setting because the text style didn't change to bold until after I'd modified it (set to 'true' instead of ".doubleclick.net", so far with no problems).
I can tell you that my Mozilla 1.7.5, installed from a GTK2-enabled tarball retrieved from the Mozilla.org site, also bears this configuration setting. I can also tell you that a Google search for the config name "network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains" restricted to site:mozilla.org returns no hits.
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- Carl
Randall Schulz
Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Tuesday 01 March 2005 11:24, Carl E. Hartung wrote:
I'm running Firefox 1.0.1-4.1 -- recently upgraded by apt from the following repository:
ftp://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/9.2 -i386/RPMS.mozilla/
I was poking around in preferences (via about:config) and was startled to find the following preference:
Preference Name Status Type Value network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains default string .doubleclick.net
This appeared to be a default setting because the text style didn't change to bold until after I'd modified it (set to 'true' instead of ".doubleclick.net", so far with no problems).
I can tell you that my Mozilla 1.7.5, installed from a GTK2-enabled tarball retrieved from the Mozilla.org site, also bears this configuration setting.
I can also tell you that a Google search for the config name "network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains" restricted to site:mozilla.org returns no hits.
Apparently it's a way to speed up IPv4 DNS lookups: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68796 http://lxr.mozilla.org/aviary101branch/source/modules/libpref/src/init/all.j... -- "In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you." Matthew 7:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
On Wednesday 02 March 2005 10:10, Randall R Schulz wrote: ...
I can tell you that my Mozilla 1.7.5, installed from a GTK2-enabled tarball retrieved from the Mozilla.org site, also bears this configuration setting.
I can also tell you that a Google search for the config name "network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains" restricted to site:mozilla.org returns no hits.
Thanks Randall - and - Felix, Someone pointed me to the thread where the developers actually discussed designing and implementing it, which was fun to read and informative, so you're both right... it's nothing to worry about. I'm just not used to associating "doubleclick.net" with Linux. It's a holdover visceral reaction to spyware, I think... regards, Carl -- _______________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Keys 68396713 & F8207216 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/
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