Comment 7 for bug 576072

To verify that this is not a ubuntu one specific issue I have uploaded a .bashrc to 3 random free file hosting sites.

http://www.mediafire.com/?njnywyh5jox
http://www.filedropper.com/bashrc_1
http://rapidshare.com/files/385623472/.bashrc.html

When downloading these files with Firefox or Chromium, the file is saved as "bashrc".
When downloading these same files with Opera, the file is saved correctly as ".bashrc"

The symptoms do not change if I change the directory where the file is saved

In both firefox & chromium the "save as" dialogue shows ".bashrc" but the file is actually saved as "bashrc".
If the file ".bashrc" already exists, the original ".bashrc" is deleted & the downloaded file is saved as "bashrc". if the file ".bashrc" does not exist in the directory you are downloading it to the file is still saved as "bashrc" instead of ".bashrc".

$apt-cache policy firefox chromium-browser ubuntuone-client opera
firefox:
  Installed: 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
chromium-browser:
  Installed: 6.0.400.0~svn20100510r46805-0ubuntu1~ucd1
  Candidate: 6.0.400.0~svn20100510r46805-0ubuntu1~ucd1
  Version table:
 *** 6.0.400.0~svn20100510r46805-0ubuntu1~ucd1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.0.342.9~r43360-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
ubuntuone-client:
  Installed: 1.2.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.2.1-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.1-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.2.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
opera:
  Installed: 10.10.4742.gcc4.qt3

$ apt-cache policy xulrunner-1.9.2
xulrunner-1.9.2:
  Installed: 1.9.2.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.9.2.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.9.2.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

xulrunner-1.9.1 is not installed in Lucid

$lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

$uname -a
Linux kermiac-netbook 2.6.32-22-generic-pae #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 14:57:29 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux