Firefox 1.5.0.6 Released
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 16:59 UTC, submitted by Y2J
Mozilla & Gecko clones Firefox 1.5.0.6 is a stability update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version. Fixed an issue with playing Windows Media content.
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Seamonkey 1.0.4
by ghen on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:37 UTC
ghen
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2005-08-31

Seamonkey 1.0.4 has been released too, containing the same fix.

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v RE: Seamonkey 1.0.4
by eMagius on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 18:09 UTC in reply to "Seamonkey 1.0.4"
A small update
by fredb1974 on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:48 UTC
fredb1974
Member since:
2006-01-31

Let's hope firefox 1.5.0.7 will be a bigger one ;)

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Man....
by BluenoseJake on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:48 UTC
BluenoseJake
Member since:
2005-08-11

These updates are coming almost as fast as IE updates

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RE: Man....
by fredb1974 on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:49 UTC in reply to "Man...."
fredb1974 Member since:
2006-01-31

But there are less critical than IE ones...

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RE[2]: Man....
by BluenoseJake on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:58 UTC in reply to "RE: Man...."
BluenoseJake Member since:
2005-08-11

It depends, firefox ahs had it's share of critical updates

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RE[2]: Man....
by flanque on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 21:52 UTC in reply to "RE: Man...."
flanque Member since:
2005-12-15

Debatable really.

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RE: Man....
by Sphinx on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 23:31 UTC in reply to "Man...."
Sphinx Member since:
2005-07-09

not a good sign

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RE[2]: Man....
by rcsteiner on Fri 4th Aug 2006 15:55 UTC in reply to "RE: Man...."
rcsteiner Member since:
2005-07-12

Firefox fixes tend to arrive before exploits are found in the wild, whereas IE fixes tend to arrive after the fact.

I see this as a VERY good sign. :-)

Keep those timely patches coming, boys!

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Microsoft Media Services
by MechR on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 18:02 UTC
MechR
Member since:
2006-01-11

AFAIK this one is non-security-related. It's just that Firefox was blocking Windows Media content that used the MMS protocol.

http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=13684

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Needs better bookmarking
by Eric Martin on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 19:21 UTC
Eric Martin
Member since:
2005-11-11

Bookmarks tooltip with mouseover doesn't show URL.

Stupid.

Now that these guys are making big money some of us are going to be more critical.

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RE: Needs better bookmarking
by n1xt3r on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 19:59 UTC in reply to "Needs better bookmarking"
n1xt3r Member since:
2006-02-05

Sadly, I fear your criticism will weigh much less now, as the development funds increase, where before it was more likely to be vice versa. Money has a tendency to dictate everything, but hopefully Mozilla will be the exception and not the rule.

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RE[2]: Needs better bookmarking
by Eric Martin on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 20:59 UTC in reply to "RE: Needs better bookmarking"
Eric Martin Member since:
2005-11-11

I AM HAVING REAL PROBLEMS WITH LATEST FF.

Links aren't working.

Don't download it. Has bugs.

Edited 2006-08-03 21:09

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RE[3]: Needs better bookmarking
by rm6990 on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 22:09 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Needs better bookmarking"
rm6990 Member since:
2005-07-04

I AM HAVING REAL PROBLEMS WITH LATEST FF.

Links aren't working.

Don't download it. Has bugs.

....Works fine for me??? Are you sure it's not something you screwed up?

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RE: Needs better bookmarking
by Axord on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 23:35 UTC in reply to "Needs better bookmarking"
Axord Member since:
2005-06-30

Bookmarks tooltip with mouseover doesn't show URL.

Looks like they've been working on it:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=237592

Also, tooltips with url show up for bookmarks when you hover over the Bookmarks Toolbar.

Lastly, you can add configurable tooltips to the Bookmarks Sidebar by using this extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2615/

Edit: The 1.5.6 update worked flawlessly for me.

Edited 2006-08-03 23:37

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Huh?
by Sphinx on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 19:31 UTC
Sphinx
Member since:
2005-07-09

I thought the blocking of windows media content was a feature

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Don't know.
by Eric Martin on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 23:16 UTC
Eric Martin
Member since:
2005-11-11

FF really screwed up after the update.

I had about 10-20 tabs open.

I will redownload to see if that helps.

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Thanks
by Eric Martin on Fri 4th Aug 2006 04:12 UTC
Eric Martin
Member since:
2005-11-11

Axord.

Will try.

FF is still screwed up with this update.

Not using until the next update.

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RE: Thanks
by Axord on Fri 4th Aug 2006 20:49 UTC in reply to "Thanks"
Axord Member since:
2005-06-30

Eric, have you tired the standard diagnostic steps yet?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox

Nuking the profile has almost always been the solution to my problems in the past.

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hmmmm
by Eric Martin on Sat 5th Aug 2006 06:59 UTC
Eric Martin
Member since:
2005-11-11

I will try.

thanks.

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