fixes bug 276720 "HTTP 204/205 responses should not cause STATE_TRANSFERRING events to be synthesized" r=biesi sr=bz

uriloader/base/nsURILoader.cpp

@@ -241,11 +241,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocumentOpenInfo::OnStartRequest(nsIRequest *request, nsISupport
 
   //
   // Deal with "special" HTTP responses:
-  //
-  // - In the case of a 204 (No Content)  or 205 (Reset Content) response, do not try to find a
-  //   content handler.  Just return.  This causes the request to be
-  //   ignored.
-  //
+  // 
+  // - In the case of a 204 (No Content) or 205 (Reset Content) response, do
+  //   not try to find a content handler.  Return NS_BINDING_ABORTED to cancel
+  //   the request.  This has the effect of ensuring that the DocLoader does
+  //   not try to interpret this as a real request.
+  // 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIHttpChannel> httpChannel(do_QueryInterface(request, &rv));
 
   if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocumentOpenInfo::OnStartRequest(nsIRequest *request, nsISupport
     LOG(("  HTTP response status: %d", responseCode));
 
     if (204 == responseCode || 205 == responseCode) {
-      return NS_OK;
+      return NS_BINDING_ABORTED;
     }
   }