Comments on: Firefox 3 - Web Protocol Handlers http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mithgol the Webmaster http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6469 Mithgol the Webmaster Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:57:18 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6469 I completely agree with what AndersH said. The site should have some means to determine whether a protocol is registered _before_ the site hands the corresponding link(s) to Firefox 3. See http://fghi.pp.ru/?area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/ for example. If an area:// protocol is registered, all those http://fghi.pp.ru/?area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/... links could be just area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/... links, bit the site right now may not know whether they are safe. I completely agree with what AndersH said. The site should have some means to determine whether a protocol is registered _before_ the site hands the corresponding link(s) to Firefox 3.

See http://fghi.pp.ru/?area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/ for example. If an area:// protocol is registered, all those http://fghi.pp.ru/?area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/... links could be just area://Ru.Blog.Mithgol/… links, bit the site right now may not know whether they are safe.

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]]> By: Tristan http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6156 Tristan Mon, 05 May 2008 11:43:59 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6156 Mark, great explanations, thanks! nitpicking: "sends the enitre HREF" -> "sends the entire HREF" Mark, great explanations, thanks!

nitpicking: “sends the enitre HREF” -> “sends the entire HREF”

]]> By: Sean Hogan http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6099 Sean Hogan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:06:11 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6099 Justin: Thanks for the clarification. I was reading it as enabling a web-page to register protocol handlers for links occurring within the same page (or domain). Justin:
Thanks for the clarification. I was reading it as enabling a web-page to register protocol handlers for links occurring within the same page (or domain).

]]> By: Srirang G D (Brahmana) http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6093 Srirang G D (Brahmana) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:29:29 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6093 This is really cool thing. More than the concept I am fascinated by the explanation. Clear, simple and straight forward. I guess this will be of great help to me. Thank you mfinkle. This is really cool thing. More than the concept I am fascinated by the explanation. Clear, simple and straight forward. I guess this will be of great help to me.

Thank you mfinkle.

]]> By: Justin Dolske http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6089 Justin Dolske Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:51:22 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6089 Sean: But, that's the whole point. If you're a user of Gmail/Hotmail/YahooMail, you're already sending and receiving email through your provider. With web protocol handlers, you can now click on mailto: links in existing web pages, and start composing a message in your webmail account (instead of in a desktop mail application like Exchange or Thunderbird). That's not to say any random site can take over your email. A user has to explicitly allow installing the protocol handler, and then select it to actually use it. Sean:

But, that’s the whole point. If you’re a user of Gmail/Hotmail/YahooMail, you’re already sending and receiving email through your provider. With web protocol handlers, you can now click on mailto: links in existing web pages, and start composing a message in your webmail account (instead of in a desktop mail application like Exchange or Thunderbird).

That’s not to say any random site can take over your email. A user has to explicitly allow installing the protocol handler, and then select it to actually use it.

]]> By: Paul Prescod http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6088 Paul Prescod Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:05:14 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6088 Ummmm...Sean Hogan: What if the website is GMail. Or Yahoo Mail? You could register gmail and yahoo mail with your browser. Then, when you are browsing SOME OTHER site (that's the important bit) the browser will ask you whether you want to open mailto links in Gmail or Yahoo. Ummmm…Sean Hogan: What if the website is GMail. Or Yahoo Mail?

You could register gmail and yahoo mail with your browser. Then, when you are browsing SOME OTHER site (that’s the important bit) the browser will ask you whether you want to open mailto links in Gmail or Yahoo.

]]> By: Sean Hogan http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6087 Sean Hogan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:24:06 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6087 I can see where you would want to do this with a browser extension, but I can't see its place in web-apps. Can you give a specific example where this could be desirable? I can't imagine wanting the web-site I'm visiting to take over my sending of an email. Same goes for the other suggestions here. I can see where you would want to do this with a browser extension, but I can’t see its place in web-apps.

Can you give a specific example where this could be desirable?

I can’t imagine wanting the web-site I’m visiting to take over my sending of an email. Same goes for the other suggestions here.

]]> By: Ray Kiddy http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6086 Ray Kiddy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:02:12 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/04/firefox-3-web-protocol-handlers/#comment-6086 Hey! This works really great! I was thinking there might be some issues with Mac OS X (10.4.11) Mail, but it worked really well. I am looking forward to experimenting with this. There are a few glitches that I see in the test compliance page with the nightly app from 4/28 (trunk) and if you can let me know what component to file and look for bugs in, I would be appreciative. Thanks! Hey! This works really great! I was thinking there might be some issues with Mac OS X (10.4.11) Mail, but it worked really well. I am looking forward to experimenting with this.

There are a few glitches that I see in the test compliance page with the nightly app from 4/28 (trunk) and if you can let me know what component to file and look for bugs in, I would be appreciative. Thanks!

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