Index: src/ajax.js
===================================================================
--- src/ajax.js	(revision 6522)
+++ src/ajax.js	(working copy)
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@
 							"notmodified" :
 							"success";
 
+				// allow request interception before success/error/status callback
+				if ( s.ready ) {
+					s.ready( xhr, status );
+				}
+
 				if ( status === "success" ) {
 					// Watch for, and catch, XML document parse errors
 					try {
@@ -462,9 +467,10 @@
 		}
 
 		function success(){
+			var handler = s[xhr.status] || s.success;
 			// If a local callback was specified, fire it and pass it the data
-			if ( s.success ) {
-				s.success( data, status );
+			if ( handler ) {
+				handler( data, status );
 			}
 
 			// Fire the global callback
@@ -495,9 +501,10 @@
 	},
 
 	handleError: function( s, xhr, status, e ) {
+		var handler = s[xhr.status] || s.error;
 		// If a local callback was specified, fire it
-		if ( s.error ) {
-			s.error( xhr, status, e );
+		if ( handler ) {
+			handler( xhr, status, e );
 		}
 
 		// Fire the global callback