async only makes the call synchronous (hangs all processes until the response is received - freezes the browser), it doesn't affect in any way the security model of XHR.
If you own both domains put up a JSONP service to provide the data. On Jan 14, 12:50 pm, "g...@getsharepoint.com" <g...@getsharepoint.com> wrote: > Hi, > > If my code is on mydomain.com and I want to get some data from > yourdomain.com can I use .ajax with async=false or does .ajax always > do an XMLHttpRequest to get it's data? > > I know I can't use XMLHttpRequest for cross-domain requests. > > Thanks ahead of time.