Open.View.Security

View Browser Configuration:

List available options. Type the URL: about:config

This will allow you to modify the advanced configuration options found in the various Mozilla configuration files. Right click on the value to alter and a dialog box will appear to allow changes.

 

The preferences are stored in the file /home/user-id/.mozilla/firefox/..../prefs.js.

 

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Mozilla / Firefox Environment Variables:

Environment Variable	Description
MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME	Home directory path for browser
MOZILLA_PLUGIN_PATH	Directory path for browser plug-ins. (Often $MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/plugins)

 

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Proxy Configuration:

 

Proxy configuration: Many corporate networks rely on SOCKS proxy servers for access to the internet. Typically a Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) script is issued to be registered with the browser. These scripts are usually targeted to Microsoft Explorer of Netscape Navigator (4.x) specifically. Try the proxy script: "Edit" + "Preferences" and select "Advanced (+)" and "Proxies" + "Automatic proxy configuration URL", enter the script location and select the "Reload" button. If it works, great your ready to surf. If your corporation uses a proxy directly, enter it under "Manual proxy configuration". If using a script and it does not work, use the command "wget http://proxy-url.domain.com/proxy-script.pac" to download the proxy script. Examine the file proxy-script.pac. Burried in the logic of the script is usually the explicit listing of a proxy server which can be entered under the Mozilla manual configuration. If you are at a corporation using a firewall and have direct access, I'm jealous and you have no need for proxy configuration.

 

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Firefox Extensions:

Firefox extensions are supplemental programs which are installed within Firefox from the Mozilla web site. Extensions are available for Blogging, Web Developer Tools, Dictionaries, Download Tools, Editing and Forms, Image Browsing, Kiosk Browsing Languages, Message Reading, Navigation, News Reading, Privacy and Security, Search Tools, Website Integration, XUL Applications, ...

To add an extension:

1. Allow the extensions website to install software: Select "Edit" + "Preferences" (or "Tools" + "Options" on newer systems)

    

   Check "Allow web site to install software" then press the corresponding "Allowed Sites" button.	Enter the "allowed" site.

2. Select and install an extension: Select "Tools" + "Extensions" + "Get more extensions".
   This brings up a web page from which you may choose the extension which suits your needs.