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Problems with needing to force quit Firefox for Mac OS X while viewing Mumsnet

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RubberDuck · 10/07/2008 13:36

Hi Tech,

I'm having continued problems viewing Mumsnet with Firefox (I use Mac OS X Leopard). It's fine for a while, but if I stay on site for a while (reading lots of threads, not just having the site open) then it eventually ceases up and I have to force quit the program.

This happens on no other website or forums that I use.

Am currently using Firefox 3.0 but have had similar issues with Firefox 2 - in fact switched to using Safari for a while to get around it (same issues don't occur with Safari).

Running the Error Console, I notice this error while viewing Mumsnet:

Error: Permission denied to call method Location.toString

Is this likely to be something Firefox is getting its knickers in a twist about?

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YetMoreTech · 12/07/2008 19:36

Brangelina, on the contrary - most of MNHQ use Macs and if the techs had our way they all would.

We've not seen a universal problem with Firefox and the site, so it's probably some unique combination of precise browser version and a particular ad that is being published at any given moment.

I personally prefer Safari, but use Firefox for some things and have had various weird problems with Firefox 3, as have some others at MNHQ.

Can you try again with Firefox 2 and see if the issue persists? You can have both versions installed at once (just change the name of one of them).

BigTech normally deals with this stuff, but doesn't work at weekends. He loves meeting your every (MN-related) need, so post again if you're still having problems and I'll make sure he takes a look at the thread on Monday.

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BigTech · 15/07/2008 14:45

Hello all,

I would suggest disabling all plugins on firefox and use mumsnet.com with them disabled to see if this error keeps happening.

If it doesn't then activate each one individually until you see the error again, then you can see which one is causing the problem and not use it with mumsnet.com.

If it is then there is something with Firefox, i have not noticed anything with Firefox 3 and Mumsnet but in general Firefox does quit occasionally especially when i am doing multiple things on my Mac.

I assume Firefox are working on Bug fixes constantly and if there is a problem with it they will eventually release updates to iron out the kinks....

Hope this helps,

If you need anymore assistance, i will be checking back on a regular basis..

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