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Can't access newsmax.com with Firefox developer ediotion browser.

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rljasmer
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Just wondering why I can't access www.newsmax.com with Firefox. I have no problem with other browsers.

This is the message I get: Network Protocol Error

An error occurred during a connection to www.newsmax.com.

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the network protocol was detected. 

   Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.
Just wondering why I can't access www.newsmax.com with Firefox. I have no problem with other browsers. This is the message I get: Network Protocol Error An error occurred during a connection to www.newsmax.com. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the network protocol was detected. Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or if userChrome.css/userContent.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the Default System theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Troubleshoot Mode start window

You can remove all data stored in Firefox for a specific domain via "Forget About This Site" in the right-click context menu of an history entry ("History -> Show All History" or "View -> Sidebar -> History").

Using "Forget About This Site" will remove all data stored in Firefox for this domain like history and cookies and passwords and exceptions and cache, so be cautious. If you have a password or other data for that domain that you do not want to lose, make sure to backup this data or make a note.

You can't recover from this 'forget' unless you have a backup of involved files.

If you revisit a 'forgotten' website, data for that website will be saved once again.