RequestPolicy/tractest — Issue #167: validation-related requests by Web Developer extension blocked
Author: jsamuel
Created: 2011-12-22 02:44:10+00:00
State: open
Labels: extension

A user of the Web Developer extension reports a minor conflict:

https://addons.mozilla.org/af/firefox/addon/web-developer/reviews/261514/

If you have Web Developer *and* !RequestPolicy installed, and you want to use the Web Developer local-validation feature (where Web Developer has the W3 validate a page on your own computer's hard-drive before the page is uploaded to the web), the first time you try it, !RequestPolicy will block it.
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So, to fix this, so that Web Developer can do its thing, right-click the !RequestPolicy red-flag icon, then under the "Blocked destinations" part, select "w3.org" and then select "Allow requests from about:blank to w3.org".

There are more details in the linked AMO comment.