>>>>>I'm sure this is a dumb n00bie question, but I'll ask it anyway to confirm.
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>>>>The client code that handles ajax processing is written in javascript so it would have to be enabled to work.
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>>>How come client-side JavaScript itself will execute on the server if JS is not enabled in the browser?
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>>The client side JavaScript executes only the client's computer. It does not run on the server if the browser has JavaScript disabled.
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>Replying to all -- this directly contradicts a note I made during an ASP.NET (3.5) course I just completed. Here is the note: "JavaScript downloaded to the client and executes there. If client browser has JS disabled, round trip to server and validated there. Validation still occurs." Maybe I got something garbled somehow. Will shoot an email to the prof asking for clarification.

This note applies to validator controls.