The other reason (besides hatred of libsoup) that surf never bothered implementing anything other than what it currently has is that (to my knowledge) there has yet to be a bona fide web-site that the current system fails on. There's a lot of FUD, but none (to my knowledge) that is bona fide. Of course, the qualification to my knowledge is important, and if Nick approves the patch, I don't see there being anyone out there who would dis-approve it.
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