That parameter is added when you set the 'cache' property to false. Are you doing that?
--Erik On 10/21/07, M. A. Sridhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When making a GET call via jQuery.ajax, jQuery 1.2.1 adds a URL > parameter named '_' (the single underscore character) whose value is > the current time stamp. I'm not sure I understand why, and in any > case, this caused me some grief when I tried to use it in a Facebook > app. The reason is that the Facebook API requires a "signature" > parameter as part of each request, and this parameter is basically the > MD5 hash of the rest of the parameters. So the extraneous jQuery > parameter was not being accounted for in my code, causing Facebook to > complain about an incorrect signature. > > Perhaps someone can explain the need for this parameter. And perhaps > it can be made optional in a future release? > > Just my $0.02. > > Regards. > >

