Cross Domain Request and JQuery

Question

Im trying to make a cross domain request to a web service via jquery using $.getJSON() and it works fine! However, when I try to make the same request in Internet Explorer 7 or

Answer 1

JSONP is here for this purpose. Check the JSONP section in getJSON jQuery documentation.

Answer 2

IE explicitly blocks cross domain requests. Better to use a cross domain proxy on your server for better results!

Some documentation: http://ajaxpatterns.org/Cross-Domain_Proxy