Re: http/anysite.com redirects to Wiki from Firefox

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2007-12-13 Ali, Saqib wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2007 7:09 PM, steve menard <nospam () dranem org> wrote:
> > On my Linux Laptop
> >
> > http/anything.com
> >
> > My DNS Supplier   takes over  and leads NOWHERE
> >
> > So check who is solving your systems DNS
>
> I don't think this has anything to do with the DNS setup. It is a
> function provided by firefox. If firefox can not resolve the ip
> address for a domain name it send the query to google, by default. Now
> depending on where you got the firefox, the function may be disabled.

Correct. Firefox' behavior depends on its configuration. For instance,
if you had it configured to automatically add (.com|.net|.org) and/or
www. to a domain name in case it wasn't found, entering
http/anything.com would take you  to http://www.http.com/anything.com
instead of using Google's "I feel lucky" feature.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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