From: Kedar Mhaswade <Kedar.Mhaswade_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:51:14 -0700

Arun Gupta wrote:
> It worked for me on localhost:4848 (Mac OS X 10.5.8).
>
> Interestingly, it did not ask for login/password window. Since when has
> that behavior changed ?

Oh that's pretty old behavior by now. If you have a domain with
anonymous login allowed (aka zip bundle domain),
GUI skips the login form and thus gives a better developer experience.