IE11 has bad XHR that sends 0 bytes to upload a file when there is authentication, it stalls and never returns the 408 error

ie11.js

// more info http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22542772/xmlhttprequest-upload-hangs-after-pause-between-uses
// and possibly related: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2962872/en-us?wa=wsignin1.0

try {

	// the someController.uploader is an Angular FileUploader: https://github.com/nervgh/angular-file-upload
	// its url is set elsewhere to something like "/doc/upload/"
	jQuery.ajax(someController.uploader.url, {
		cache: false,
		crossDomain: true,
		method: "GET"
	}).always(function callTheUploader () {
		// this function is the one that actually uploads the file
		someController.uploader.uploadAll();
	});

} catch (ex) {
	if (window.console) {
		window.console.log(ex);
	}
}