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Downloads from web sites fail with an unknown error

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dough1941
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When I try to download pdf files from a web site I get an "Unexpected Error" message and the download fails. Works OK with Safari.

When I try to download pdf files from a web site I get an "Unexpected Error" message and the download fails. Works OK with Safari.

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Eric_R
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Here you may want to try the follwing within the link:

opening pdf files within firefox