Open Windows folder from web link - Firefox

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to open a folder either through a link in Firefox, it doesn't open.
Link:
<a href="file://Server/Folder/" target="_blank"/>Open Directory</a>
- IE8 works fine
- FF 3.0.13 does nothing.
I've also tried the OPENDIR funtion without any luck.

If you are attempting to have this code on a page that is running from a web server, this won't work with most browsers. Are you running this page from the file system, or a web server?
The best way to handle opening a remote file or dir is to use server side scripting.

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