Comment 16 for bug 375784

Thanks, Tyler
I no longer see the bug.
The updates have fixed it.

Peter

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Tyler Downer <email address hidden>wrote:

> Reporter, please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later in a fresh profile
> (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). Also update your
> plugins (flash, adobe reader, java, quicktime, silverlight, etc.) Go to
> the developer's website and download the latest version from there. If
> you no longer see this issue, please close this bug as RESOLVED,
> WORKSFORME. If you do see the bug, please post a comment.
>
> --
> http://www.bloomberg.com will not load -- Content Encoding Error
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375784
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> Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: New
> Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> 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.
>
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