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Stuff playing in browser which shouldnt

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RSSwizard
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I have specifically told Firefox in the Applications section to not play MP3 files or anything like that (streams, playlists, etc) in the browser and to prompt me what I ought to do about it.

But still there are some sites where it will PLAY in the Browser even though I dont want it to.

This means I have to Save the mp3 file using the File > Save Page command rather than use the traditional Download box. And that means it prevents me from using my download accelerator, which means my download progress might be interrupted and I wont be able to resume the file download.

I need to make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, as in 110% certainty, that NO MP3 files will EVER play in the browser. Like EVER.

I have specifically told Firefox in the Applications section to not play MP3 files or anything like that (streams, playlists, etc) in the browser and to prompt me what I ought to do about it. But still there are some sites where it will PLAY in the Browser even though I dont want it to. This means I have to Save the mp3 file using the File > Save Page command rather than use the traditional Download box. And that means it prevents me from using my download accelerator, which means my download progress might be interrupted and I wont be able to resume the file download. I need to make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, as in 110% certainty, that NO MP3 files will EVER play in the browser. Like EVER.

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cor-el
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You can try to disable the HTML5 media player if Firefox is using that player to play the mp3 file via the audio tag.

  • about:config page: media.directshow.enabled = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.