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Anyone know how to tell Firefox to simply ignore certain file types entirely instead of asking me whether or not to open or save? Whoever has bored.swf bugs me because I wont use Flash and every time I have to say cancel. If there are multiple posts then I have to cancel it multiple times. It's not in the MIME types but even if it were there is no option to simply ignore. Only choose an app or set to 'ask', I dont want it to ask. Just have it do nothing. :pc:



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dunno  but check the settings in the config  

go to this url in your browser      about:config



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Or use chrome. It has its own version of flash built in. You don't have to worry about updating an external install.



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Its not about updating. The security problems are too large. Often updates make it worse. It's just Flash after all and I dont need it.



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My choice when Firefox demands updates is switch to Opera. Nothing makes a browser pout like becoming the un-default. Too bad, so sad, stuff flash up yer arse.



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Anyone know how to tell Firefox to simply ignore certain file types entirely instead of asking me whether or not to open or save? Whoever has bored.swf bugs me because I wont use Flash and every time I have to say cancel. If there are multiple posts then I have to cancel it multiple times. It's not in the MIME types but even if it were there is no option to simply ignore. Only choose an app or set to 'ask', I dont want it to ask. Just have it do nothing. :pc:

Can you take a screenshot of what you are talking about?

 

And HTML5 might help with the Flash thing on youtube.



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I just mean the standard little pop up dialog that asks me to choose to either open a file or save it or cancel. It has the usual check box for 'in the future always do this' for opening or saving. But I dont want either. I want to simply ignore it.

 

In this particular case it is because someone has an swf in the signature and many times when I open a page here I have to cancel it multiple times. Its not a big deal just gets annoying. :happy:



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humm.. I don't run flash and I use Firefox and I don't get that. I seen it before but been a long time.



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Depends if you get a page here with the post by whoever has a swf file in their sig. Anyone want to raise their hand?  :whistle:



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Depends if you get a page here with the post by whoever has a swf file in their sig. Anyone want to raise their hand?  :whistle:

Mine is a gif so not me for sure.

 

Let me take a wild.. i mean wild guess.

 

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I will check one of those out thx. If it keeps the browser from constantly asking me what to do about swf files its all good.


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