49757 - page continuously sends and connects to URL

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 48546

(Core :: Networking, defect, P3)

Description

[Jan Carpenter]

Overview Description: 
Status bar continuously shows alternating messages of "sending request to..." 
and "connecting to..." hometheaterforum

(This does not happen in 4.75)

May be related to bug #29989

Best guess on component is Networking...?

Steps to Reproduce: 
1) go to www.hometheaterforum.com
2) click on Forum 
3) click on Home Theater Hardware

Actual Results: 
    Windows & Linux only:
status bar reports continuous alternating messages of "sending request to..." 
and "connecting to..." hometheaterforum

Expected Results: 
should see message of "Document: Done"

Build Date & Platform Bug Found: 
2000-08-18-08-M18 : Win32

Additional Builds and Platforms Tested On: 
2000-08-18-06-M18 : Linux
2000-08-18-08-M18 : Mac (works fine on Mac)

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

dup of bug 48546 "Too many progress messages generated for animated GIFs"
There's an animation of a postbox on the page you refer to.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 48546 ***

Comment 2

[Diego]

Verified dupe of fixed bug 48546: "Too many progress messages generated for
animated GIFs"