IE has empty document.referrer after a location.replace

Question

I\'ve got a site that does a complex search and has a \"loading\" page. On the loading page we use:

Answer 1

INFO: Internet Explorer Does Not Send Referer Header in Unsecured Situations

When linking from one document to another in Internet Explorer 4.0 and later, the Referer header will not be sent when the link is from an HTTPS page to a non-HTTPS page. The Referer header also will not be sent when the link is from a non-HTTP(S) protocol, such as file://, to another page.

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