This relates to most of the 'recent' Internet Explorer versions, but we now (at last) have IE11.
There are two locations where we need to insert website-like character strings:
* in Tools -> Pop-up Blocker -> Pop-up Blocker settings -> Allowed sites
* in Tools -> Internet options -> Security tab -> Trusted Sites -> Websites
(although not necessarily the same specifications in both!).
I am unsure whether the specification of
*.domain.com
covers all of
domain.com
subdomain.domain.com
http://domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://subdomain.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://subdomain.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.subdomain.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.subdomain.domain.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
... and perhaps other variants.
Can someone deeply knowledgeable please elucidate?
How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
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How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
In both cases: yes. We use a web application in my daytime job that works with databases whose URLs are of the form you mention: a domain with several subdomains. The web application requires that the URLs are trusted and that popups from the URLs are allowed. Adding *.domain.com is sufficient.
(For trusted sites, you have to clear the check box "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" before adding *.domain.com)
(For trusted sites, you have to clear the check box "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" before adding *.domain.com)
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
Thank you!
In the Pop-up Blocker Allow we have
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
and in the Trusted Sites websites we have
*.domain1.com
subdomain1A.domain1.com
subdomain1B.domain1.com
subdomain1C.domain1.com
...
subdomain1N.domain1.com
subdomain2A.domain2.com
subdomain3A.domain3.com
w w w.domain4.com
w w w.domain5.com
(spaces to prevent the forum software sticking 'http://' at the front)
which latter shows a significant degree of specification confusion!
In the Pop-up Blocker Allow we have
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
and in the Trusted Sites websites we have
*.domain1.com
subdomain1A.domain1.com
subdomain1B.domain1.com
subdomain1C.domain1.com
...
subdomain1N.domain1.com
subdomain2A.domain2.com
subdomain3A.domain3.com
w w w.domain4.com
w w w.domain5.com
(spaces to prevent the forum software sticking 'http://' at the front)
which latter shows a significant degree of specification confusion!
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
The following should be sufficient:
Pop-up Blocker:
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
Trusted Sites:
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
*.domain4.com
*.domain5.com
Pop-up Blocker:
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
Trusted Sites:
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
*.domain4.com
*.domain5.com
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
Thanks again - I will do some testing...
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
Interesting.
Even though the popup blocker window shows
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
the registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow has values
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
The Trusted Site keys HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains is as expected.
Even though the popup blocker window shows
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
the registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow has values
*.domain1.com
*.domain2.com
*.domain3.com
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
The Trusted Site keys HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains is as expected.
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
Weird - on my PC, HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow corresponds exactly with what I see in Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings (under Popup Blocker).
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: How to specify allowed sites for popup blocking
Your path seems to give me the same window as my usual path:
Tools -> Pop-up Blocker -> Pop-up Blocker settings -> Allowed sites
If I delete the three entries without the preceding '*.', then both windows and the registry entries stay as you suggest. No, I don't know why! But I'm happy it now works 'as designed'...
Tools -> Pop-up Blocker -> Pop-up Blocker settings -> Allowed sites
If I delete the three entries without the preceding '*.', then both windows and the registry entries stay as you suggest. No, I don't know why! But I'm happy it now works 'as designed'...
John Gray
The family is nature's way of passing inequality down through the generations.
The family is nature's way of passing inequality down through the generations.