Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Richard Owlett wrote: On 08/24/2018 02:45 PM, EE wrote: Ant wrote: On 8/22/2018 8:56 AM, EE wrote: Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. That means download installers for whatever Firefox extensions you think you will need now and save them as backup copies. I have not updated any themes or extensions for SeaMonkey since version 2.49 first came out, and I have backup copies for all the installers I need. Doesn't SM keep the downloaded extension installers locally? In its profile it does, but the names are not always easy to recognize. I have tweaked some of the extensions to make them work a bit better, so I certainly want backup copies of those. Also, some extensions have disappeared from the Internet altogether, so I need to keep the backups for those. If you remember what site it had been on, then "Internet Archive: Wayback Machine" [http://archive.org/web/web.php] may be a useful tool. HTH That does not work. No matter how far you go back, it says the file has been removed. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Daniel wrote: EE wrote on 25/08/2018 5:42 AM: Daniel wrote: Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 22/08/2018 6:21 PM: add-on are on thunderbird.net. This is a complete copy. What mozilla does here no longer affects us. 2.53 alreday connects to it directly. 2.49 will in the next version. Currently going a detour thru addons.mozilla.org. Palemoon will have its own add-ons site. Not sure about Waterfox. FRG Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. And, (not to suggest I'm checking up on you guys, Frank_Rainer!! ;-) ), but after click on the SeaMonkey on the top right of the M & N screen, I was taken to the SeaMonkey Projects page, clicked on "Add Ons" on the left of that page and was taken to https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/. Good-oo!! But prompts the question, as TB is just a M & N program, will SM Browser Add Ons also be hosted there?? SeaMonkey themes are also there, and SM extensions are there as well. I did see that some extensions with versions that used to be for both Firefox and SeaMonkey but are now only for Firefox were not copied over. I would really like to see those copied over, at least the older versions that worked with SeaMonkey. Two examples are Web Developer and YouTube High Definition. I seem to recall that, some time ago, SM Browser and FF diverged in some manner or other. Maybe the current FF extensions will not work in SM Browser, even before FF went to WebExtension or whatever they call it now!! Just sayin'!! No, I am still using the older versions of Web Developer and YouTube High Definition on SeaMonkey. They became web extensions only fairly recently. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
On 08/24/2018 02:45 PM, EE wrote: Ant wrote: On 8/22/2018 8:56 AM, EE wrote: Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. That means download installers for whatever Firefox extensions you think you will need now and save them as backup copies. I have not updated any themes or extensions for SeaMonkey since version 2.49 first came out, and I have backup copies for all the installers I need. Doesn't SM keep the downloaded extension installers locally? In its profile it does, but the names are not always easy to recognize. I have tweaked some of the extensions to make them work a bit better, so I certainly want backup copies of those. Also, some extensions have disappeared from the Internet altogether, so I need to keep the backups for those. If you remember what site it had been on, then "Internet Archive: Wayback Machine" [http://archive.org/web/web.php] may be a useful tool. HTH ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
EE wrote on 25/08/2018 5:42 AM: Daniel wrote: Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 22/08/2018 6:21 PM: add-on are on thunderbird.net. This is a complete copy. What mozilla does here no longer affects us. 2.53 alreday connects to it directly. 2.49 will in the next version. Currently going a detour thru addons.mozilla.org. Palemoon will have its own add-ons site. Not sure about Waterfox. FRG Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. And, (not to suggest I'm checking up on you guys, Frank_Rainer!! ;-) ), but after click on the SeaMonkey on the top right of the M & N screen, I was taken to the SeaMonkey Projects page, clicked on "Add Ons" on the left of that page and was taken to https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/. Good-oo!! But prompts the question, as TB is just a M & N program, will SM Browser Add Ons also be hosted there?? SeaMonkey themes are also there, and SM extensions are there as well. I did see that some extensions with versions that used to be for both Firefox and SeaMonkey but are now only for Firefox were not copied over. I would really like to see those copied over, at least the older versions that worked with SeaMonkey. Two examples are Web Developer and YouTube High Definition. I seem to recall that, some time ago, SM Browser and FF diverged in some manner or other. Maybe the current FF extensions will not work in SM Browser, even before FF went to WebExtension or whatever they call it now!! Just sayin'!! -- Daniel User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171016030418 User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171015235623 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Ant wrote: On 8/22/2018 8:56 AM, EE wrote: Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. That means download installers for whatever Firefox extensions you think you will need now and save them as backup copies. I have not updated any themes or extensions for SeaMonkey since version 2.49 first came out, and I have backup copies for all the installers I need. Doesn't SM keep the downloaded extension installers locally? In its profile it does, but the names are not always easy to recognize. I have tweaked some of the extensions to make them work a bit better, so I certainly want backup copies of those. Also, some extensions have disappeared from the Internet altogether, so I need to keep the backups for those. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Daniel wrote: Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 22/08/2018 6:21 PM: add-on are on thunderbird.net. This is a complete copy. What mozilla does here no longer affects us. 2.53 alreday connects to it directly. 2.49 will in the next version. Currently going a detour thru addons.mozilla.org. Palemoon will have its own add-ons site. Not sure about Waterfox. FRG Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. And, (not to suggest I'm checking up on you guys, Frank_Rainer!! ;-) ), but after click on the SeaMonkey on the top right of the M & N screen, I was taken to the SeaMonkey Projects page, clicked on "Add Ons" on the left of that page and was taken to https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/. Good-oo!! But prompts the question, as TB is just a M & N program, will SM Browser Add Ons also be hosted there?? SeaMonkey themes are also there, and SM extensions are there as well. I did see that some extensions with versions that used to be for both Firefox and SeaMonkey but are now only for Firefox were not copied over. I would really like to see those copied over, at least the older versions that worked with SeaMonkey. Two examples are Web Developer and YouTube High Definition. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
On 8/22/2018 8:56 AM, EE wrote: Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. That means download installers for whatever Firefox extensions you think you will need now and save them as backup copies. I have not updated any themes or extensions for SeaMonkey since version 2.49 first came out, and I have backup copies for all the installers I need. Doesn't SM keep the downloaded extension installers locally? -- "When the people look like ants -- PULL. When the ants look like people -- PRAY." --A skydiving quote Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\If crediting, then use Ant nickname and URL/link. / /\ /\ \Axe ANT from its address if e-mailing privately. | |o o| | http://antfarm.ma.cx / http://antfarm.home.dhs.org \ _ / ( ) ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 22/08/2018 6:21 PM: add-on are on thunderbird.net. This is a complete copy. What mozilla does here no longer affects us. 2.53 alreday connects to it directly. 2.49 will in the next version. Currently going a detour thru addons.mozilla.org. Palemoon will have its own add-ons site. Not sure about Waterfox. FRG Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. And, (not to suggest I'm checking up on you guys, Frank_Rainer!! ;-) ), but after click on the SeaMonkey on the top right of the M & N screen, I was taken to the SeaMonkey Projects page, clicked on "Add Ons" on the left of that page and was taken to https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/. Good-oo!! But prompts the question, as TB is just a M & N program, will SM Browser Add Ons also be hosted there?? -- Daniel User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171016030418 User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171015235623 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. That means download installers for whatever Firefox extensions you think you will need now and save them as backup copies. I have not updated any themes or extensions for SeaMonkey since version 2.49 first came out, and I have backup copies for all the installers I need. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Bad news for SM 2.49 (based on FF 52)
add-on are on thunderbird.net. This is a complete copy. What mozilla does here no longer affects us. 2.53 alreday connects to it directly. 2.49 will in the next version. Currently going a detour thru addons.mozilla.org. Palemoon will have its own add-ons site. Not sure about Waterfox. FRG Mason83 wrote: Hello, I think this spells bad news for non-WebEx FF forks: Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From AMO in Early October https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-to-remove-legacy-firefox-add-ons-from-add-on-portal-in-early-october/ Regards. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
