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  2. CONFSERVER-6121

Google toolbar prefetches stuff without the 'X-Moz' prefetch header

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      The Google Firefox toolbar prefetches the RSS autodiscovery feeds in Confluence which are secured by Basic Auth. This prompts the user for a login and password where in fact they're already logged in to Confluence with a cookie.

      This issue has been filed with Google.

            [CONFSERVER-6121] Google toolbar prefetches stuff without the 'X-Moz' prefetch header

            Matt Ryall added a comment -

            This is actually a duplicate of CONF-6803. That issue describes the problem better, as well as a workaround.

            Matt Ryall added a comment - This is actually a duplicate of CONF-6803 . That issue describes the problem better, as well as a workaround.

            Matt Ryall added a comment -

            Relevant prefetching recommendation from Mozilla:

            http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Link_prefetching_FAQ#As_a_server_admin.2C_can_I_distinguish_prefetch_requests_from_normal_requests.3F

            Matt Ryall added a comment - Relevant prefetching recommendation from Mozilla: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Link_prefetching_FAQ#As_a_server_admin.2C_can_I_distinguish_prefetch_requests_from_normal_requests.3F

            Daniel Einspanjer added a comment -

            Both issues pertain to problems arising when the Subscribe feature of the Google Toolbar is enabled

            Daniel Einspanjer added a comment - Both issues pertain to problems arising when the Subscribe feature of the Google Toolbar is enabled

            Matt Ryall added a comment -

            Response from Google ticket #55737894:

            –

            Hi Matt,

            Thank you for taking the time to report this problem. We are aware of this
            bug, and our Toolbar engineering team is working to find a solution.

            We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to resolve this issue in the
            near future.

            Regards,
            The Google Team

            Matt Ryall added a comment - Response from Google ticket #55737894: – Hi Matt, Thank you for taking the time to report this problem. We are aware of this bug, and our Toolbar engineering team is working to find a solution. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to resolve this issue in the near future. Regards, The Google Team

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