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Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries?
From: Ken Chase <math () sizone org>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:42:42 -0500
<@darq> 17:40 < ircperson> oof. apparently .prod is a TLD now <@darq> 17:40 < ircperson> and a friend's environment is basically on fire. <@darq> HAHAHA /kc On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:00:56PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu said: >On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:26:28 +0100, Seth Mos said: > >> Whilst rummaging through some DNS (dnsmasq) logs I've noticed quite a >> decent amount of queries for pdf.js from what appear to be mozilla browsers. >> >> Seems rather odd that it is performing DNS queries for a internal PDF >> viewer. > >Totally wild shot in the dark - recent Mozilla have an onboard PDF viewer >written in javascript called pdf.js > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF.js > >It's callable from within other javascript via chrome:// or resource:// >references, but sometimes people don't get it right: > >http://superuser.com/questions/614002/how-to-open-pdf-js-in-firefox-via-chrome-url > >My guess is that somebody else didn't quite get it right, and is trying to >get to the hostname when they intended to get to the javascript..... -- Ken Chase - ken () heavycomputing ca skype:kenchase23 +1 416 897 6284 Toronto Canada Heavy Computing - Clued bandwidth, colocation and managed linux VPS @151 Front St. W.
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- Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Seth Mos (Nov 13)
- RE: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? David Hofstee (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Seth Mos (Nov 13)
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- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Larry Sheldon (Nov 13)
- RE: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? David Hofstee (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Ken Chase (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? David Conrad (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Ken Chase (Nov 13)
- Re: Mozilla performing pdf.js DNS queries? Reed Loden (Nov 13)