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Networking (general) Test Results

Abstract:
<buld or release tested>
<platforms tested>

RFC-based schemes

Scheme Comments: Results:
Change:
mailto: Linux (browser-only) fails: 56478

gopher: gopher: meta bug: 194220

telnet: Linux fails:  194325

wais: WAIS is unimplemented: 61540

data: data meta bug: 144766

other Error messages added after Mozilla 1.0.x: 100176

Commonly supported schemes

aim: launch default OS aim: application
Netscape will use NIM, Mozilla/Linux fails: 200509


javascript: Alert: "pass"


Mozilla-only schemes

about: about: meta bug 96712

chrome:


keyword:
keywords: is a protocol scheme, and ignores the Prefs setting


resource: displays a file: URL directory listing of the application directory


view-source:
Displays:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html><head><title></title></head><body></body></html>


DNS

DNS hostnames


FQDN max length



Non-existent host/domain
Error: "HOSTNAME could not be found.
Please check the name and try again."


multiple DNS records


non-responsive DNS server
NSPR does not support correct error message: 164715

"localhost"



 IP addressing, ports and sockets

dotted quad



single int
Works due to OS support: 67730

incomplete quads
Works due to OS support: 160819

limited broadcast
Mac OS X, Linux: "connection refused"
Win32: "could not be found": 192824


blocked port
Error: "Access to this port has been blocked for security reasons"

unused port
Error: "The connection was refused when attempting to contact HOSTNAME:PORT."

connection establishment timeout
Error: "The operation timed out when trying to contact HOSTNAME."
TCP Connection Establishment Timeout varies by OS


Relative URLs



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Last update:
02.18.03 - updated for Mozilla 1.3b