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I'm using Firefox 3.5 on OSX.

When I try to go to a website that doesn't exist (because I forget to start my VPN), it brings me to the Virgilio search page.

http://auto.ricerca.alice.it/where.i.really.want.to.go.com

After that happens, I get to that page even once I start my VPN, unless I restart Firefox. Is there any way to avoid this?

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if that url is from your ISP trying to provide a fancy "domain not found" page to you, you should either disable that feature (I know at least it is possible with T-Online), or you should reduce the value of Network.dnsCacheExpiration on the about:config page.

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  • Great. I will check if I can disable it, which would be on my router? Dealing with this ISP is best avoided :)
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 13, 2009 at 21:10
  • usually it is where you change your password or your billing address, or your bandwidth plan, i. e. on the website of your ISP.
    – mihi
    Aug 14, 2009 at 16:07
  • OH god, you do not want to deal with the website of an italian ISP.
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 15, 2009 at 1:39
  • if you prefer, and the costs are not astonomically high (as it is with German ISPs) you can call its hotline instead ;)
    – mihi
    Aug 15, 2009 at 9:49
  • good point, that would be free since they provide my phone. Except that I'd need to buy a physical phone :)
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 21, 2009 at 20:08
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Look in about:config for keyword.url. It should match that Italian website. Turn off keyword.enabled. Good luck!

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  • Nope, that goes to google.
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 13, 2009 at 19:47
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It's probably caching that site. Have you tried Ctrl-Shift-R to reload the page without the cache?

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  • I'm not sure if that solves it. I'll report back after some testing. Thank you.
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 13, 2009 at 21:11
  • Nope that's not it, even persists if I try to start from the URL fresh. Thanks though.
    – Dan Rosenstark
    Aug 15, 2009 at 1:40

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