Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by iLuvFiref0x on July 28, 2009 ·

"Warning Warning Will Robinson"

I do not know why, but, version v0.13.4 doesn't work well for me, in fact, when I tried (multiple attempts) to open the *.mht web-page files that I'd created using this latest M.A.F. version, I experienced very strange happenings.

Immediately upon trying to open those saved *.mht web-pages - which incidentally were Microsoft "Windows Installer" & ".NET Framework" as well as eBay auction item pages, the file managers that I had used to navigate too those created *.mht files - in this case "Explorer Plus" or "Power Desk" or "Windows Explorer", all immediately closed the file manager windows, when I either "right clicked" and then selected either "Open" or "Open with" context list commands.

I tried numerous things, including altering the available M.A.F. options, but alas all too no avail. So I had no option but to uninstall v0.13.4, shut down Firefox v3.0.11, restart Firefox and reinstall v0.12.3, and then I began too re-save all of the same web-pages that I'd previously created using v0.13.4. After I had done those web-pages I was again able to open and view any or all of those v0.12.3 created *.mht web-pages, using either Firefox v3.0.11 or v1.5.0.12 - or even IE6.xx, without any problems whatsoever.

I can't explain why v0.13.4 did, what it did, but it was the only alteration I'd made or allowed to update on my Firefox v3.0.11 installation in the last month, and therefore I'll stick with v0.12.3 for a while to come and thought it was best to let other know of my unfortunate experience.

LONG LIVE MOZILLA ARCHIVE FORMAT.
The BEST Firefox Add-On available to mankind or at least to anyone who saves a web-page onto their computer (IMHO),

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.13.4). 

by Paolo Amadini (Developer) on Aug. 1, 2009 ·

It seems strange to me that the problem you reported can be caused by MAF or Firefox, it seems more like an issue with some other extension of the file manager (not of Firefox). However nothing can be taken as granted until the problem is addressed, and you can certainly help to solve it.

I'd be very surprised if the problem depends on the contents of the archives you are trying to open, or the MAF version that generated them. Did you try again with the old archives after reinstalling MAF? Did you try upgrading the extension again and then opening the new archives?

I think that to be more effective, this report should be moved to the MAF support mailing list or newsgroup. Can you please post the details of your problem there (see http://maf.mozdev.org/feedback.html)? We can then work on it and try to understand the cause, and solve the problem, which would be more useful than only saying it exists. Thanks!