Re: <script src=javascript:"..."> should do nothing

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Toby A Inkster wrote:
> 
> This is nasty, I know, but what about:
> 
> <script src="javascript:return 'window.alert(&quot;hello&quot;)';">
> </script>
> 
> i.e. the 'javascript:' URI is executed and returns a string, the string 
> returned is then treated as if it were the contents of the <script> 
> element. Nasty though it is, that seems to be more consistent with how 
> the 'javascript:' protocol is handled in 'href'.

This isn't really about what we want, it's about what browsers do.

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