AJAX to secure servers: semi-resolution
I had previously talked about a problem making XMLHTTP requests from IE to our secure (HTTPS) webserver. Microsoft support was very understanding but in the end it came down to this:
"We can't help you. We've known about this but have no resolution. If you figure something out, let us know."
We wound up rewriting our engine to do the Posts asynchronously and then setting a timer and trying again if the request took too long. It was an ugly, ugly hack and there was money left on the nightstand after that one, for sure. The only thing that would have been uglier (and probably wouldn't have worked) would have been to use IFRAMES. I hope to never type that word again in my professional career.