Bug#675122: iceweasel: Mibbit.com is being used as a "handler service" for IRC links.

2020-02-09 Thread Olly Betts 
Control: reassign -1 firefox
Control: found -1 72.0.1-1

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:45:15PM +0100, Andrew Wigglesworth wrote:
>* What led up to the situation?
> 
> I clicked on an "IRC link". ie. a irc:// style link.
> 
>* What was the outcome of this action?
> 
> I was offered use of a proprietary, secret code, "software as a
> service" service for IRC called Mibbit ar Mibbit.com.

This is still the case in the current firefox package.

> It is also a service permanently banned at Freenode. See:  
> http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-it/

This ban is still in place - if you click to use mibbit for a freenode
channel via an irc: links it fails with:

syn Connections via mibbit are no longer supported on freenode. You may 
wish to consider using http://webchat.freenode.net instead. Further information 
over at http://bit.ly/19JILF
syn KILL: syn. syn| [0] mmm, [1] (Facility Blocked)

Even ignoring concerns about promoting non-free network services, this
makes mibbit a poor default for handling irc: links.

Cheers,
Olly

Bug#675122: iceweasel: Mibbit.com is being used as a handler service for IRC links.

2012-05-29 Thread Andrew Wigglesworth 
Package: iceweasel
Version: 10.0.4esr-3
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,
*** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?

I clicked on an IRC link. ie. a irc:// style link.

   * What was the outcome of this action?

I was offered use of a proprietary, secret code, software as a service 
service for IRC called Mibbit ar Mibbit.com.

It is also a service permanently banned at Freenode. See:  
http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-it/

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

I did not expect to be offered a closed SaaS like Mibbit by software on Debian.


-- Package-specific info:

-- Extensions information
Name: Adblock Plus
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/adblockpop...@jessehakanen.net.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Default theme
Location: /usr/lib/iceweasel/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
Package: iceweasel
Status: enabled

Name: Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/elemhidehel...@adblockplus.org.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Fangs
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{21D01944-2878-4eb3-A72A-83E8D1E6D4A6}
Status: user-disabled

Name: Firebug
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/fire...@software.joehewitt.com.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Firemacs
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{e98b7313-167d-48c6-89be-bc514d6de8d9}.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Flashblock
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{3d7eb24f-2740-49df-8937-200b1cc08f8a}.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: IE NetRenderer
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/ienetrenderer-n...@nc.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: It's All Text!
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/itsallt...@docwhat.gerf.org.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: NoScript
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: TinEye Reverse Image Search
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/tin...@ideeinc.com.xpi
Status: user-disabled

Name: Web Developer
Location: 
/usr/share/mozilla/extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}/{c45c406e-ab73-11d8-be73-000a95be3b12}
Package: xul-ext-webdeveloper
Status: user-disabled

Name: Zen Broadband Usage Viewer
Location: ${PROFILE_EXTENSIONS}/{b4e481a8-9ef7-47ff-8512-dc865ba752bd}.xpi
Status: user-disabled

-- Plugins information
Name: DivX Browser Plug-In
Location: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gecko-mediaplayer-dvx.so
Package: gecko-mediaplayer
Status: enabled

Name: mplayerplug-in is now gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.6
Location: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gecko-mediaplayer.so
Package: gecko-mediaplayer
Status: enabled

Name: QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.9
Location: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gecko-mediaplayer-qt.so
Package: gecko-mediaplayer
Status: enabled

Name: RealPlayer 9
Location: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gecko-mediaplayer-rm.so
Package: gecko-mediaplayer
Status: enabled

Name: Shockwave Flash
Location: /usr/lib/gnash/libgnashplugin.so
Package: browser-plugin-gnash
Status: enabled

Name: Windows Media Player Plug-in
Location: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gecko-mediaplayer-wmp.so
Package: gecko-mediaplayer
Status: enabled


-- Addons package information
ii  browser-plugin 0.8.10-6+b1GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player - Plugin fo
ii  gecko-mediapla 1.0.6-1Multimedia plug-in for Gecko browsers
ii  iceweasel  10.0.4esr-3Web browser based on Firefox
ii  xul-ext-webdev 1.1.9-5web developer extension for the Iceweasel/Fi

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages iceweasel depends on:
ii  debianutils 4.3
ii  fontconfig  2.9.0-5
ii  libc6   2.13-32
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0  2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-02.32.3-1
ii  libgtk2.0-0 2.24.10-1
ii  libnspr42:4.9-3
ii  libnspr4-0d 2:4.9-3
ii  libsqlite3-03.7.12.1-1
ii  libstdc++6  4.7.0-9
ii  procps  1:3.3.3-1
ii  xulrunner-10.0  10.0.4esr-3

iceweasel recommends no packages.

Versions of packages iceweasel suggests:
pn  fonts-lyx   2.0.3-2
pn  libgssapi-krb5-21.10.1+dfsg-1
pn  mozplugger  none
pn  ttf-lyx 2.0.3-2
pn  ttf-mathematica4.1  none
pn  xfonts-mathml   none

Versions of packages xulrunner-10.0 depends on:
ii  libasound21.0.25-3
ii  libatk1.0-0   2.4.0-2
ii  libbz2-1.01.0.6-1
ii  libc6 2.13-32
ii  libcairo2 1.12.2-2
ii  libdbus-1-3   1.5.12-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2  0.98-1
ii  libevent-2.0-52.0.19-stable-2
ii  libfontconfig12.9.0-5
ii  libfreetype6  2.4.9-1
ii  libgcc1