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Downloading webfont files completely freezes IE8

I ran into a very strange IE8 loading problem - whenever I take certain steps on a page, IE8 just freezes and tries to download webfonts (.eot) forever.

Steps to play:

  • Use IE8 (the problem exists both when testing Microsoft IE8 Windows 7 VM in Windows, and in Windows XP).
  • Open http://kopterid.ee
  • Click the "Tooted" link
  • Click the Esileht Link
  • Reload the page (F5)

This is what I get (the page does not refresh, just hanging or empty): IE 8 message when it has hung

CSS that includes webfont:

@font-face {
  font-family: 'WebSymbolsRegular';
  src: url("typefaces/websymbols-regular-webfont.eot");
  src: url("typefaces/websymbols-regular-webfont.eot?#iefix") format('embedded-opentype'), url("typefaces/websymbols-regular-webfont.woff") format('woff'), url("typefaces/websymbols-regular-webfont.ttf") format('truetype'), url("typefaces/websymbols-regular-webfont.svg#WebSymbolsRegular") format('svg');
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  speak: none;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'icomoon';
  src: url("typefaces/icomoon.eot");
  src: url("typefaces/icomoon.eot?#iefix") format('embedded-opentype'), url("typefaces/icomoon.woff") format('woff'), url("typefaces/icomoon.ttf") format('truetype'), url("typefaces/icomoon.svg#icomoon") format('svg');
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  speak: none;
}

I tried to disable all plugins, gzip compression, etc., but the problem still remains.

The site uses the Wordpress WooCommerce plugin with a Mystile theme.

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