Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9

A new version of the popular web browser Firefox is currently distributed to all major and minor Firefox mirror sites to be ready for the usual traffic demand when millions of Firefox users try to update their web browser to the latest version. Both the update check in the web browser and the links on the Mozilla website are still listing Firefox 3.0.8. as the latest available version of the browser.

The Mozilla web development team does not want websites to draw attentions to their mirror sites during the distribution phase. Interested users can download it from various third party download sites like Betanews which unfortunately does only host English language versions of the latest Firefox (Linux, Mac).

The changelog lists the following updates and changes to previous versions of the web browser:

• Fixed several security issues.
• Fixed several stability issues.
• Many users experienced an issue where a corrupt local database caused Firefox to close its stored cookies. (bug 470578)
• Fixed an issue where, starting with Firefox 3.0.7, inline attachments on popular webmail services (like AOL and AIM) would not display. (bug 482659)
• Large forms would sometimes take a long time to submit. (bug 426991)
• In certain cases, new windows would not have proper focus. (bug 446568)
  

The security and stability updates are reason enough to update the web browser to the latest version as soon as possible. Cautious users might want to wait until the Mozilla team updates the reported version as 3.0.9. in the updater and on the website.

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