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Temporary suggests that that the permission runs out after a while. Is that the case? If so how long?

Or do I have to manually remember to revoke a temporary permission later?

Wstuff wrote:Temporary suggests that that the permission runs out after a while. Is that the case? If so how long?

Until Firefox is restarted.

By the way, you need a Firefox update. We registered users can see the user agent string your browser sends. It indicates you are running an obsolete version of Firefox. It's easier to troubleshoot these issues if you're using the current version. Also, it's risky to use an old version of Firefox which has known, published, unpatched vulnerabilities. NoScript is a useful security tool, but even more effective is running with an up-to-date Firefox. Help > Check for Updates. Known Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Products

Alan Baxter wrote:

Wstuff wrote:Temporary suggests that that the permission runs out after a while. Is that the case? If so how long?

Until Firefox is restarted.

Ah thanks, good to know

I wanted to quote your update quote, but for some obscure and annoying reason I keep getting a picture of Sylvester Stallone if I try to do that.

But regarding upgrading firefox:

Yeah, I don't have time to go through the hassle of updating all the time. I do it now and then, if I'm convinced newer versions aren't going to be a lot slower the the one I'm using.

Wstuff wrote:I wanted to quote your update quote, but for some obscure and annoying reason I keep getting a picture of Sylvester Stallone if I try to do that.

I suppose you've figured out why that is already. Try not munging your user agent.

But regarding upgrading firefox:

Yeah, I don't have time to go through the hassle of updating all the time. I do it now and then, if I'm convinced newer versions aren't going to be a lot slower the the one I'm using.

Minor Firefox updates from 3.x.y to 3.x.y+1 happen only once every month or two and don't take any more of my time than the time it takes to restart Firefox -- which takes hardly any time at all if I wait until I would be restarting anyway. Minor updates usually consist of only bug fixes and security patches and never make Firefox slower. Properly configured extensions retain their compatibility across minor updates too, so that shouldn't be an issue.

Alan Baxter wrote:

Wstuff wrote:I wanted to quote your update quote, but for some obscure and annoying reason I keep getting a picture of Sylvester Stallone if I try to do that.

I suppose you've figured out why that is already.

No?

Alan Baxter wrote: Try not munging your user agent.

Well its not the business of a board to care about that, and i could still post with that agent.

But regarding upgrading firefox:

Yeah, I don't have time to go through the hassle of updating all the time. I do it now and then, if I'm convinced newer versions aren't going to be a lot slower the the one I'm using.

Minor Firefox updates from 3.x.y to 3.x.y+1 happen only once every month or two and don't take any more of my time than the time it takes to restart Firefox -- which takes hardly any time at all if I wait until I would be restarting anyway. Minor updates usually consist of only bug fixes and security patches and never make Firefox slower. Properly configured extensions retain their compatibility across minor updates too, so that shouldn't be an issue.

Well, I use the portable version so it takes a bit longer. And i generally believe patches makes thing slower. Perhaps I'll check out version 4 (or 5)

Wstuff wrote:And i generally believe patches makes thing slower.

Your belief is incorrect regarding Firefox.