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reply to complaint re. error messages
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I say this because I would really like Firefox to become the "gold standard" of the Internet. | I say this because I would really like Firefox to become the "gold standard" of the Internet. | ||
''All extensions are tested prior to being accepted onto Update Mozilla. This means that they are fully examined to ensure that they install and unstall correctly, allow Firefox to operate properly, work correctly and do not contain any spyware or other undesirable malware. | |||
The messages that you are receiving about invalid files etc. are most likely due to the operation of Bouncer, the software that distributes the extensions and Firefox distributions to Mozilla's extensive network of mirrors. When you download an extension soon after it has been submitted, it may not have properly propagated to all of the mirror sites, resulting in these errors. Additionally, some mirrors fail to receive the files from time to time and these should be automatically handled by Bouncer. | |||
Admittedly, the terminology for these error messages could be cleared up a bit, but that's the basic reason for the majority of messages that people receive. | |||
--[[User:Chrisblore|Chrisblore]] 14:07, 9 May 2005 (PDT) | |||
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== Where do I get help please ? == | == Where do I get help please ? == | ||
I am a recent convert to Firefox and am having a few teething troubles. Could someone please tell me how I can find help and where should I be lookng to get it. Cheers | I am a recent convert to Firefox and am having a few teething troubles. Could someone please tell me how I can find help and where should I be lookng to get it. Cheers | ||