157577 - [Enh] Means to bypass repeated dialogs requested.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 135155

(SeaMonkey :: General, enhancement)

Description

[bk039]

Clicking on the URL above will generate a prompt to enter the username and
password.  Once this password dialogue box is closed, the password dialogue will
immediatly reopen multiple times.

Comment 1

[Kai Lahmann (is there, where MNG is)]

doesn't happen to me.
maybe it has to do with the form being resetted onload?

Comment 2

[bk039]

Forgot to mention: Build 2002061104 (Mozilla 1.1a Alpha)

Comment 3

[Wesha]

This is absolutely correct, the page request images from a password-protected
location (http://www.dan.co.uk), and each time an image is requested from such
location, the password request dialog is displayed (given that we enter an
incorrect password or press Cancel).

Comment 4

[bk039]

Although I agree with the description in Comment #3, I disagree with the bug 
being marked INVALID.  This can be true when you open the URL in a new tab in 
the background - since the password box is modal, it can be slightly more 
difficult to dismiss all these dialogues, switch to the offending tab in 
question, and stop the page loading. (The URL in question appeared in a regular 
search under Google, where the password protected site was stumbled upon by 
accident.)

While this isn't a true bug as such, it is an issue that should be examined.  
If it is not worth the effort of putting in some system that prevents the 
repeated dialogues, then perhaps it should be set to WONTFIX instead.  

Comment 5

[Wesha]

Found a dupe.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 135155 ***

Comment 6

[bk039]

Verified.

Comment 7

[Michael Lefevre]

apologies for spam - didn't mean to do that... the cached URL is now dead.