Comment 0 for bug 1425972

When I click a link from an email it does not work any more.

Instead of opening the link in a new tab, Firefox opens a new empty window and does not follow the link.

If I change the default browser for my desktop from Firefox to Chrome, then Chrome can open the link fine.

I have started seeing this today since firefox was upgraded from v35 to 36.

My email client is Mozilla thunderbird at the latest stable version.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: firefox 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.10.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.41-generic 3.16.7-ckt5
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: dpottage 3729 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20150224133805
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Feb 26 14:30:41 2015
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions:
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Français Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Deutsch (DE) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-02 (604 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.254 dev eth0 proto static
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.131 metric 1
MostRecentCrashID: bp-86a16931-63d2-435e-8324-421212140304
Plugins:
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
 LibreOffice Plug-in - /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libnpsoplugin.so (browser-plugin-libreoffice)
 Java(TM) Plug-in 11.25.2 - /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=36.0/20150224133805 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: browser-plugin-libreoffice 1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: yes
  Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: True
SourcePackage: firefox
SubmittedCrashIDs: bp-86a16931-63d2-435e-8324-421212140304
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-29 (119 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/23/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0XR1GT
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd11/23/2012:svnDellInc.:pnVostro270:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0XR1GT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 270
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.