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G-Mail Weirdness

· Monday, July 20, 2009 · 6 comments

Is anyone else having trouble logging into Gmail using Firefox?  For the past hour or so, every time I try, I get “redirecting” in the top window, a long wait, and an error message telling me the URL is too long (The requested URL /accounts/ServiceLogin… is too large to process.)   Oddly, no issues in IE other than the fact I don’t like IE.

It would seem they took this out of Beta a wee bit too soon.

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Comments

  1. Rick Almeida says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 12:28

    I have not had any trouble with Gmail using FF 3.0.11. The last couple weeks, I have had no end of trouble with FF 3.5, so I rolled back.

  2. Michael says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 12:30

    Works fine for me, using Firefox 3.0.11 on Ubuntu, and Firefox 3.5.1 on Windows XP.

    Though I usually don’t use Gmail’s web interface, preferring an actual desktop email client.

  3. James Joyner says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 12:47

    Rick: Yeah, I’m on 3.5. I have had some minor annoyances since switching.

  4. BigFire says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 12:52

    Have you tried the usual cure of deleting your google cookies?

  5. Triumph says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 13:35

    It would seem they took this out of Beta a wee bit too soon.

    If it’s working with IE, then the problem is with Firefox–not Gmail.

  6. James Joyner says:
    Monday, 20 July 2009 at 13:38

    If it’s working with IE, then the problem is with Firefox–not Gmail.

    If your service isn’t working with all mainstream browsers and operating systems, it’s not working.

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