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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Google - can not open any link
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:58:53
Message-Id: 20120208185826.GB18060@syscon7.inet
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Google - can not open any link by Michael Hampicke
1 On 02/08/12 19:28, Michael Hampicke wrote:
2 >
3 >
4 >Am 08.02.2012 19:24, schrieb Joseph:
5 >> I can not seem to open any link in Google search engine. I'm using
6 >> firefox-9.0
7 >> Google search display the result but when I try to open it it doesn't work.
8 >>
9 >> I don't have any plugin's installed
10 >> Proxy is set to "no-proxy"
11 >>
12 >> By 2nd. backup computer as the same problem. Trying open any link from
13 >> Google search doesn't work. Bing work OK
14 >> My 3rd. backup computer works but when I change Cookies accept: "ask
15 >> every time" I can not open any link form Google search.
16 >>
17 >> I try to change the same setting on my main server and cookies setting
18 >> make no difference.
19 >>
20 >> I've downgraded 2nd. backup computer to firefox-bin-8.0 and opening link
21 >> is working OK in Google.
22 >>
23 >> I just notice this strange behavior yesterday and have not clue why is
24 >> it behaving this way.
25 >>
26 >
27 >Maybe some crazy JavaScript foo of google. I have no problem here, I do
28 >not allow google to set cookies nor to execute any kind of scripts
29 >including javascript.
30
31 You are right on; I disable Java in firefox and now can open links in google search.
32 This is getting strange. One day it is working and next day it stops (I did not even installed anything).
33
34 Though, I do accept cookies selectively.
35
36 --
37 Joseph

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Google - can not open any link Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] Google - can not open any link Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz>