Not only Firefox is affected. I did some tests and got the following results:
* Firefox (1.5/Linux) - Freezes on the next startup.
* Mozilla (1.7.12/Linux) - Freezes on the next startup.
* Konqueror (3.3.2) - Slows down the whole system during script-execution, offers option to kill the script after a while. Runs without problems at next startup.
* Internet Explorer (6.0/WinME) - Freezes during script execution. After a while everything is okay again. Runs without problems at next startup.
* Opera (8.51/Linux) - seems not to be impressed by the script. No problem during execution or on next startup.
* Firefox (1.5/Linux) - Freezes on the next startup.
* Mozilla (1.7.12/Linux) - Freezes on the next startup.
* Konqueror (3.3.2) - Slows down the whole system during script-execution, offers option to kill the script after a while. Runs without problems at next startup.
* Internet Explorer (6.0/WinME) - Freezes during script execution. After a while everything is okay again. Runs without problems at next startup.
* Opera (8.51/Linux) - seems not to be impressed by the script. No problem during execution or on next startup.
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