Comment 10 for bug 375784

Hello Micah,
Thanks for passing it along.
Peter

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Micah Gersten <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers
> of the Firefox. You can track it and make comments at:
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460818
>
> ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #460818
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460818
>
> ** Also affects: firefox via
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460818
> Importance: Unknown
> Status: Unknown
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> This problem has been occurring for months. On my Windows XP system,
> there are times when Firefox will not load www.bloomberg.com. There, I
> can switch to Internet Explorer, which always loads the page.
> Endeavoring to move from Windows to Ubuntu, but now I have the same issue
> on Ubuntu.
> I suspect the issue has to do with an introductory Advertisement that is
> on bloomberg some times - usually a video.
> For me, access to bloomberg is essential.
> .
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.10+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
> +
> + WORKAROUND:
> + <Thanks to Zyan (Upstream)>
> + The only way to resolve it is to clear the cache, e.g. via Tools ->
> Options...
> + -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage -> Clear Now, which immediately
> fixes
> + the problem. As soon as the cache is cleared, visiting
> www.bloomberg.com works
> + perfectly again, so there must be something in relation to cached data
> causing
> + the problems.
>
> --
> http://www.bloomberg.com will not load -- Content Encoding Error
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375784
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: New
> Status in “firefox-3.0” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> This problem has been occurring for months. On my Windows XP system, there
> are times when Firefox will not load www.bloomberg.com. There, I can
> switch to Internet Explorer, which always loads the page.
> Endeavoring to move from Windows to Ubuntu, but now I have the same issue
> on Ubuntu.
> I suspect the issue has to do with an introductory Advertisement that is on
> bloomberg some times - usually a video.
> For me, access to bloomberg is essential.
> .
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.10+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
>
> WORKAROUND:
> <Thanks to Zyan (Upstream)>
> The only way to resolve it is to clear the cache, e.g. via Tools ->
> Options...
> -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage -> Clear Now, which immediately
> fixes
> the problem. As soon as the cache is cleared, visiting www.bloomberg.comworks
> perfectly again, so there must be something in relation to cached data
> causing
> the problems.
>