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Firefox (3,6 and now 4.0) always ask me what to do with (among other) .doc files, even though I checked "don't ask me again".

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I have had this problem since (at least) version 3.6. Each time I download a file, I get the window that asks me what I want to do. It doesn't help to check "don't ask me again" or to go in in Applications and choose "open with" the right program, Firefox will still ask me... I could live with the bug, but still, it's been a long time that checkbox been there and not done its job... Thanks for help!

I have had this problem since (at least) version 3.6. Each time I download a file, I get the window that asks me what I want to do. It doesn't help to check "don't ask me again" or to go in in Applications and choose "open with" the right program, Firefox will still ask me... I could live with the bug, but still, it's been a long time that checkbox been there and not done its job... Thanks for help!

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Squale
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Ok, never mind... There is no solution to my problem. My problem happened mostly when opening attachments from Yahoo, for example, and they have this header-thing that makes Firefox HAS to ask me if I want to open it or save it. Rats! Got confused about that checkbox which shouldn't be there. See old bug report. Would like to see that fixed though... Thanks!