Are you sure you want to send a form again?

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Are you sure you want to send a form again?

Just about every time I click to see the page I was previously viewing, I get a silly pop -up frame from Safari which says "Are you sure you want to send a form again? To reopen this page Safari must send a form ... " Then it asks "Cancel" or "Send".

Choosing to send sounds kind of ominous. So I just click cancel and have to google on my website again and start over.

What is the meaning of that silly pop-up message? Send a form (what form) to where?

It's very annoying and ignorant. Is there anyway I can stop Safari from doing this? Such as clicking a "Don't show me this again" feature?

Will appreciate any help.

Posted on Feb 5, 2011 3:04 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 6, 2011 3:42 AM in response to goofymachine

Are you on a site that requires a password or is sending encrypted data?

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Answer 2

thomas_r.

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Feb 6, 2011 4:51 AM in response to goofymachine

That message means exactly what it says. When you see it, it means that the page you are trying to navigate to was generated as the result of form input. In order to go back, the browser must re-submit that form. Since there is no way for the browser to know whether the form involved submitting payment information or something similar, in which case re-submitting might result in being charged again, you are asked if you want this to happen. This is a precaution to protect you.

Note that this is not limited to Safari, you'll get this message from other browsers as well.

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Answer 3

Mar 17, 2011 10:09 AM in response to thomas_r.

Is it possible to disable this message?

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Answer 4

Apr 2, 2011 1:50 PM in response to grandpascot

Any answer to the question about disabling? I'm house hunting and one site I need to use a lot keeps doing this. Very annoying.

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