[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 91964] Add "webkitBackgroundRequest" property to XMLHttpRequest

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91964


Alexey Proskuryakov <ap at webkit.org> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Alexey Proskuryakov <ap at webkit.org>  2012-07-23 09:24:30 PST ---
This is a new feature, and as such needs to be discussed on webkit-dev first.

I personally think that we shouldn't implement this feature unless it makes its way to the spec. It's a very specialized handling of a rare edge case - if people want more control over authentication, it should not be through "background request".

Besides, it's up to debate whether XHR should ever be allowed to display authentication dialogs anyway.

> Mozilla have added a property "mozBackgroundRequest"

Note this: "Requires elevated privileges to access." And these requests have different semantics in that they are not associated with a frame.

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