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Do this automatically for files like this does not work

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I download ofx files from Amex into Microsoft money. When I click to download, Firefox asks what to do (open with money/save file). I tell it to Open with money and I click "Do this automatically for files like this from now on." While it does open with Money, EVERY TIME I try to download it insists on displaying this dialog box. I want it to automatically open with money like the "always" option suggests and not display the dialog box. It just won't work. Please help. Thanks.

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Every time Firefox opened

== always when I try to download an ofx file

I download ofx files from Amex into Microsoft money. When I click to download, Firefox asks what to do (open with money/save file). I tell it to Open with money and I click "Do this automatically for files like this from now on." While it does open with Money, EVERY TIME I try to download it insists on displaying this dialog box. I want it to automatically open with money like the "always" option suggests and not display the dialog box. It just won't work. Please help. Thanks. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == always when I try to download an ofx file

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I have the same asking-box-keeps-opening problem.

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... and I'm aware of mozillazine article on "File_types_and_download_actions" regarding MIME dependance. But there should a setting to let FF use extension as its guidance, that is, a way to say "Firefox, just ignore MIME for this type."

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This is bug 453455, add your vote.

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Yup, the addon web page fixer solves this problem. Works great in my Linux crunchbang x64 OS. I'm running firefox from the downloaded bin fil located in the /opt directory. anyways, this add on totally fixed this annoying problem. Now I don't have to open chrome to do simple auto downloads! Yeah!