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black box at top of each page saying "FF prevented this page from automatically redirecting to another page. (Allow) x in English

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Every time I click on a link w/in an email, I get a narrow black box at the top of the page saying: "FireFox prevented this page from automatically redirecting to another page. (Allow) x ... WHY and how can I make it go away?

Every time I click on a link w/in an email, I get a narrow black box at the top of the page saying: "FireFox prevented this page from automatically redirecting to another page. (Allow) x ... WHY and how can I make it go away?

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Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > General tab, un-check "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page"

In Windows: Firefox button > Options > Options > Advanced > General tab
In Linux: Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General tab


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