Hmm. On a different machine with apparently the same Ubuntu Edgy and same version (as in previous comment), things work OK. SInce I'm getting pdf files, I'm thinking some issue related to the plugins, in this case Adobe. Will try reinstalling some stuff.
Prof J C Nash -- Firefox Crashes on Saving Files https://launchpad.net/bugs/45008 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs