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about:config setting keeps changing

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I need to keep 'network.http.accept-encoding' set to 'gzip, deflate' because when it's not pages display as strange characters (previous thread about this issue.)

Say I reset it to 'gzip, deflate' (default) half an hour or so later the field is blank and I'm having the problem again. :S

How do I stop it from changing?

I need to keep 'network.http.accept-encoding' set to 'gzip, deflate' because when it's not pages display as strange characters (previous thread about this issue.) Say I reset it to 'gzip, deflate' (default) half an hour or so later the field is blank and I'm having the problem again. :S How do I stop it from changing?

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See Locking preferences

see also for info (probably you already know): Network.http.accept-encoding


thank you

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I tried doing this but when I restarted FF there were errors.

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The Reset Firefox feature fixed it.