Questions about a couple “error” messages I’ve seen recently on my Mac (PowerMac G4, Mac OS X 10.3.3). These errors actually appear in the Firefox Web browser, and I suspect at least one of them has more to do with the “beta” state of Firefox than with my Mac. These error messages appear when certain Web pages begin to load.
The first error message reads, " ‘ms-its’ is not a registered protocol". What is the purpose of the protocol “ms-its”? I’m guessing that when I see this message, the Web page is attempting to create a popup window or some other such thing. The “ms” part tells me it’s a Microsoft protocol. I suspect this is some new attempt by M$ to create a new Web “standard” which hasn’t yet become common enough to be implemented in Mac browsers. This particular message appears to be generated by the Firefox browser, and is simply telling me that it can’t interpret some command. The Web pages always function, so I suspect that whatever “ms-its” is trying to do is not essential to the functioning of the Web page.
The second error message reads, “Sorry, your computer is not Win32 compatible”. This message seems to be generated by the Web page itself, telling me that it wants to do something that will only work on a Windows machine. I just dismiss these messages, and the pages work like any other Web page. My first thought upon seeing this message is that, if I were using a Windows machine, the Web page would be trying to install spyware or something similar on my computer. Executable Windows files are the only reason I can think of for needing to be “Win32 compatible”.
Any M$ IT types out there who might have a clue about what’s going on here?
