Why does firefox 3.6.13 keep asking me what program to use to open torrent files when default is already set?

latest updates has done the same thing with all updates

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20file%20types#w_download-actions
'''When you click a link to download a file, the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Properly_Configuring_Server_MIME_Types#What_are_MIME_types.3F MIME type] determines what action Firefox will take.'''
Firefox doesn't go by the file extension like other browsers might. Wrong MIME type or a missing MIME type and Firefox will ask you what you want to do with the file.

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