Comment 36 for bug 233901

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021207 Phoenix/0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021207 Phoenix/0.5

The setting autoadmin.global_config_url available in Netscape v4.x doesn't
appear to have made it into any of the mozilla series of browsers. This was a
VERY useful option for those of us who manage a large number of "locked down"
systems such as in schools. The purpose of this setting was to allow an
administrator to put a config file on a web server and automatically change or
update browser settings for all of the systems which use it.

I've written an article on locking down Mozilla/Phoenix and would really like to
be able to include instructions for maintaining a central configuration as well.
 The article can be found at
http://archives.seul.org/seul/edu/Jan-2003/msg00049.html

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set the value for autoadmin.global_config_url in the browser configuration file.
2. Make sure a valid config file is available at the URL used in #1
3. Exit and restart Mozilla

Actual Results:
Error complaining of unknown option autoadmin.global_config_url. No change in
browser configuration.

Expected Results:
Browser should have taken on some of the lockPref settings in the online config
file.

I have had several people respond to my article asking about this feature as
well. For some, this is blocking adoption of Mozilla or Phoenix in their schools.