[LINK] Why does Firefox send non-URL text in the location bar to Google etc.?

[Scott Howard]

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Robin Whittle <rw at firstpr.com.au> wrote:

> Typing arbitrary text, without "http://" and hitting Enter does the
> same thing every time.  On another similar machine, with the same
> browser, the same thing happened but to a Yahoo search engine.  (This
> browser had a Yahoo toolbar, which mine doesn't - mine has no special
> toolbars.)
>
> I couldn't find where in the settings for Firefox to control this
> pernicious behaviour.
>

Type "about:config" into the URL bar, and then filter on "keyword" and
you'll find the options to both enable/disable it, as well setting the URL
it sends to.

  Scott