Using The Download Manager; Security - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

18.4 Using the Download Manager

Keep track of your current and past downloads with the help of the download manager.
It automatically opens every time you download a file. To manually start the download
manager, click Tools > Downloads. While downloading a file, a progress bar indicates
the download status. If necessary, pause the download and resume it later. To open a
downloaded file with the associated application, click Open. To open the location to
which the file was saved, choose Open Containing Folder. Remove From List only
deletes the entry from the download manager, it does not delete the file from the hard
disk.
By default all files are downloaded to your desktop. To change this behavior, open the
download manger's configuration window from Edit > Preferences and go to the Main
tab. In the Download area, either choose another default location or Always Ask Me
Where to Save Files.
TIP: Resuming Downloads
If your browser crashes or is closed while downloading, all pending downloads
will automatically be resumed in the background when starting Firefox the next
time. A download that was paused before the browser was closed can manually
be resumed via the download manager.

18.5 Security

Since browsing the Internet has become more risky, Firefox offers various measures
to make browsing safer. It automatically checks whether you are trying to access a site
known to contain harmful software (malware) or a site known to steal sensitive data
(phishing) and stops you from entering these sites. The Instant Web Site ID lets you
easily check a site's legitimacy and a password manager as well as the pop-up blocker
offer additional security.
18.5.1 Instant Web Site ID
Firefox allows you to check the identity of a Web page with a single glance. The color
of the Web site's icon (also called favicon) in the location bar to the left of the address
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