Can only add *://*.something.com to trusted sites...

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Nosey

2009-10-30 11:10:02 UTC

Tried to add *://*.di.fm to my trusted sites this morning but keep getting a
message saying that the syntax is incorrect.
Then tried with .com just for the fun of it and succeded. Tried with .dk and
failed again.

Adding http://www.di.fm works fine, but seems that * only works for .com
domains.

Think this is an error in IE8 - but an annoying one...

rob^_^

2009-10-30 20:20:12 UTC

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Hi Nosey,

Press F1 to view the IE help files on the topic.

Regards.

Post by Nosey
Tried to add *://*.di.fm to my trusted sites this morning but keep getting a
message saying that the syntax is incorrect.
Then tried with .com just for the fun of it and succeded. Tried with .dk and
failed again.
Adding http://www.di.fm works fine, but seems that * only works for .com
domains.
Think this is an error in IE8 - but an annoying one...

Robert Aldwinckle

2009-10-30 22:33:35 UTC

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Post by rob^_^
Hi Nosey,
Press F1 to view the IE help files on the topic.

Are we assuming XP for the OS then? <eg>

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Post by rob^_^
Regards.

VanguardLH

2009-10-31 00:35:34 UTC

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rob (minus the non-alphanumeric fluff in his moniker) wrote ...

Nosey wrote ...

Post by Nosey
Tried to add *://*.di.fm to my trusted sites this morning but keep
getting a message saying that the syntax is incorrect. Then tried
with .com just for the fun of it and succeded. Tried with .dk and
failed again.
Adding http://www.di.fm works fine, but seems that * only works for .com
domains.

Press F1 to view the IE help files on the topic.

Are we assuming XP for the OS then? <eg>

A different hotkey is used for call for IE's own help when installed
under different versions of Windows? My recollection is that F1 works
in IE no matter what version of IE is used and no matter on which
version of Windows it runs.

To OP:
When searching IE's help, try "security zones" to start with.

Robert Aldwinckle

2009-10-31 20:30:04 UTC

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Post by VanguardLH

Post by Robert Aldwinckle

Post by rob^_^
Press F1 to view the IE help files on the topic.

Are we assuming XP for the OS then? <eg>

In my VistaSP2 all it does is bring up Help and Support
with no apparent way in it to differentiate which product
you are doing searches for.

BTW I also checked the implementation this way:
(dir/s IE* from \Windows\Help in each case)

XP:

Directory of F:\WINDOWS\Help

2009-01-07 18:20 54,279 ieakmmc.chm
2009-01-11 21:05 12,593 ieeula.chm
2001-08-23 08:00 12,013 ieos.chm
2002-08-29 07:14 35,774 ieshared.chm
2009-01-11 21:05 13,874 iesupp.chm
2002-08-29 07:14 12,108 iewebhlp.chm
2009-02-21 01:21 529,818 iexplore.chm
2009-04-03 14:19 153,185 iexplore.chw
2002-08-29 07:14 180,241 iexplore.hlp
9 File(s) 1,003,885 bytes

Vista:

Directory of K:\Windows\Help\mui\0409

2008-01-05 07:31 54,279 ieakmmc.CHM
1 File(s) 54,279 bytes

W7:

Directory of I:\Windows\Help\mui\0409

2009-04-04 17:05 54,643 ieakmmc.CHM
1 File(s) 54,643 bytes

Post by VanguardLH
When searching IE's help, try "security zones" to start with.

Yes. In XP. ; )

FYI

Robert
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VanguardLH

2009-10-31 00:36:39 UTC

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Don't wildcard the protocol scheme (http, https). In fact, don't even
specify the protocol scheme (disable the option that requires https://
be specified for trusted sites). Just enter the domain, like:

di.fm

https:// is only needed if you leave the "requires https://" option
enabled (so only secured sites using SSL can be added to the list).
Otherwise, only http(s):// and file:// are supported and you don't
really have to even add the protocols to the URL to specify a site.

Don't even bother specifying a hostname if you trust all hosts that
might be employed by that domain. For example, to trust all of
Microsoft's hosts on their microsoft.com domain (personally I wouldn't),
just add the following to the trusted sites zone:

microsoft.com