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Why is it that every time I visit scripting.com (about twice per year), I'm met with niggling little issues like reload loops or the lovely javascript link to the loopback address -

"http://127.0.0.1:5337/scripting2/editor/controls?username=da...

I think Dave needs a new tool.

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Just curious, does that link cause you any problems in your browser? If so, what browser and on what platform?

Yes. Caused both firefox 3.6.12 and safari 5.0.2 on osx to have fits.

firefox on ubuntu and chrome seem to work without trouble.

Sorry about that. What do the fits look like?

How much can they penalize you for opening a web page that has (what amounts to) a broken link?

BTW, I use Firefox on the Mac, on machines that don't have my CMS running on it (that's what the link connects to) without problems.

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