Bug: Blog buttons fail, Mozilla invoked by email link

[G_Motion]

When Mozilla is invoked by an email link, blog buttons don't work and can't be fixed by reloading the page. Threads won't expand and Thumbs don't work. If a new tab is opened in Mozilla and the link is copied to it everything works fine.
To duplicate the problem click on the link in an email to open a new tab. It doesn't matter if Mozilla is running or not.

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http://visiontoamerica.org/7163/panetta-demands-investigation-into-marine-urination-video/

is one of several with the problem.
It could be a Mozilla problem, NoScript problem or combination and it might be related to social media hooks.

[Tom T.]

It could be a Mozilla problem, NoScript problem or combination and it might be related to social media hooks.

Nothing so far that implicates NoScript in any way, and the word "Mozilla" (presumably, "Firefox") cropped up repeatedly.

To test very quickly whether the problem is NoScript-related, create a clean profile from scratch. Install *only* NoScript, in its latest version. Leave all default settings. Does the problem still persist? If not, NoScript is not the culprit.

Try Standard Diagnostic to see if you have a profile corruption, add-on conflict, etc. It may be an extension other than NoScript.

Perhaps Firefox itself is corrupt. Quick way is to put a portable version of Firefox on a USB flash drive or other external media. Does the problem still exist? If not, then a reinstall of Firefox may be required. Firefox Troubleshooting can also help to diagnose problems with the existing install, saving the trouble of a reinstall.

Let us know what you find, so that we will know whether this requires further attention.
Thank you.

ETA:

To duplicate the problem click on the link in an email to open a new tab. It doesn't matter if Mozilla is running or not

If Firefox isn't running, how are you getting these emails? Independent e-mail client?

Clicking links in e-mails is a risky habit. Even trusted senders can be infected and send e-mail with malicious links. I've personally had a trusted friend send one such to everyone in the address book, as their computer was clearly infected. I certainly did not click the link, trusted friend or not.

Better: "Copy link location", paste into an address bar, and look at it very carefully before hitting "Enter". If at all suspicious. forget the browser. Paste into a .txt document for further research. All other Windows document formats, including third-party like Open Office, may be executable. Notepad/.txt is safe, by itself.

[G_Motion]

With No script running, clicking the email link produced the message below:
http://src.personalliberty.com/ego/8fc0 ... 01_26_PLA_[P11591666]&rrid=394997178
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Server Error in '/' Application.
Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

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Copying the link to a new tab gives the correct result.

I'll try to narrow the problem and report back.

[Tom T.]

Is there any chance that you could actually read my reply and take the suggested actions before reporting back?