when Firefox fails to get to a server, it bumps the message box "firefox can't find the server at [server]". example: i'm on my main tab, opening several links with middle click. while on it, firefox gets me to a background tab for that message. then when i get back to my main tab, i forget where i was... the way i want to work is that the message will appear only when i click on that tab (and possibly have the tab flash to some other color until then). is it possible? is there an addon or about:config twaek that can change it? Xircal: what i asked is not why i get the message (is seems the server is down, or giving back 404- file not found). what i wanted is to get the message only when i get to the said tab, not while doing something else.