Re: multi crashes SM on java sites, with a change in the UA

Michael Vincent van Rantwijk, MultiZilla wrote:
> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> Michael Vincent van Rantwijk, MultiZilla wrote:
>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>> Can someone(s) comfirm this, you need to have the latest version of 
>>>> java installed.  I'm using SM 1.1.7, Multi 1.8.3.4e, and java 1.6.0_04:
>>>>
>>>> first, visit this java site:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml
>>>>
>>>> what happens? If no crashes, then do the following:
>>>>
>>>> in the config editor [about:config] right click on any entry, select 
>>>> New, String, and in the first box, enter:
>>>>
>>>> general.useragent.vendorComment
>>>>
>>>> and in the second box, enter anything you want. Restart the program, 
>>>> click on Help, About SeaMonkey and see if your info is there in the 
>>>> UA.  Now visit the java site:
>>>>
>>>> Does SM crash?
>>>>
>>>> Now, back in the config editor and reset the entry above. Then right 
>>>> click, select New, String and in the first box enter:
>>>>
>>>> general.useragent.extra.pph
>>>>
>>>> and enter anything you want in the second box.  Restart the program, 
>>>> look at the About SeaMonkey, see if your info is there, then visit 
>>>> the java site.  Does this crash?
>>>>
>>>> On both entries SM crashes.  I've tried this with a clean profile, 
>>>> and everything works.  But as soon as I install multi, I get 
>>>> crashes.  Anyone else?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Grant McP
>>>
>>> I think this is caused by us adding general.useragent.vendor and/or 
>>> general.useragent.vendorSub Can you please check/confirm this for me?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>
>> welcome back, you've been gone a long time.  Hope everything
>> is fine.
> 
> Yeah, I was busy with school (I will do one more year at a higher level, 
> this due to me dropping back too much) and my ISP failed to help me with 
> a serious connection problem, but they seem to have fixed it now 
> (keeping my fingers crossed).
> 
>> Any ways, you have:
>>
>> general.useragent.vendor = multizilla
>> general.useragent.vendorSub = 1.8.3.4e
>>
>> If I reset general.useragent.vendorSub = 1.8.3.4e then java works.  
>> However, when I restart the program, the line is reverted back to normal.
>>
>> If I remove the other line, then both lines are gone in 
>> about:seamonkey, and everything works again, but the lines are put 
>> back when I restart.
> 
> That sucks, but I know that we can fix this for the next release (which 
> will be one heck of a release I tell you).

Did we ever file a bug on this?  I was looking for it the other day but 
couldn't find it.

Raj.