Re: BUGNAG: Windows Shortcuts lnk file dont work with 'Save As' dialog

WFM on XP Home with FF 1.0
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valued customer wrote:
> ### Background
> Platform: Win XP Pro
> Version: | 
>     Mozilla/5.0 
>     (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) 
>     Gecko/20050225 
>     Firefox/1.0.1
> 
> ### Problem
> When saving a local copy of an HTML file using 
> Firefox, 'windows shortcuts' do not work properly
> when clicked or selected in the 'Save As' dialog
> box.
> 
> ### Details
> step1: create arbitrary directory (such as c:/foobar)
> step2: create a 'shortcut' to that directory on the 
>        desktop.
> step3: navigate to arbitrary web page and choose
>        file->save page as ...
> step4: firefox opens the 'save as' dialog box
> step5: using the 'save as' dialog box, go to your
>        windows desktop and click on the shortcut
>        you created in step2.
> 
> ### Apparent Bug
> Actual Behavior: After step5, a warning message displays
>     saying that 'foobar.lnk' already exists, do you want
>     to overwrite it?
> 
> Expected Behavior: After step5 the Save As dialog box is
>     supposed to navigate to the 'target folder' of the 
>     windows shortcut, and give the user a chance to save
>     the file in that directory.
> 
> ### Question
> Can someone else confirm this bug and / or offer a fix 
> or workaround or suggestion?