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no REFERRER [Firefox 3.6.3]

Asked by JohnAspinall

I'm getting a No REFERRER error on trying to submit comments. I have done nothing to browser config.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

Check if referer is allowed.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader

If you don't like to send referer header to all pages you want to access, install an addon, e.g. RefControl.

Did you change anything else, e.g. hostname?

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/1024

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JohnAspinall (jga) said : 		#3

You might add that Firefox 3.6.3 (the standard browser on Lucid) mis-spells "referrer" in the critical setting from the about:config dialog. That's what sent me off asking questions.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#4

Thanks for the info. I'd say, when more users come along reporting this issue we suggest to file a bug.