Adding http://sourceforge.net to "Trusted Sites" does NOT work

[Paul Tander]

Every time I download a software package from the well knwon sourceforge web site
IntExp 7 tell me some download risk with a yellow bar at the top of the browser window.

So I decided to add sourceforge domain to my trusted sites.

When I go now to menu

tools->Internet Options->Security->Trusted Sites
and try to add

http://sourceforge.net

or even

sourceforge.net

then IE turns this URL pattern automatically into

http://*.sourceforge.net
resp
*.sourceforge.net

However the dot before "sourceforge" is a problem because all downloads
are delivered from URLs with no third level sub domain.

http://*.sourceforge.net/

DOES NOT MATCH URLs like:

http://sourceforge.net/......

That mean that sourceforge downloads still require a user confirmation.

How can I avoid automatic prepending of "*." when adding domains to "Trusted Sites"?

Paul

 

[CTOS]

The trusted site is http://downloads.sourceforge.net

If the URL your adding does not include a hostname with the domain, i.e.
hostname.doman.net, then * is added by design. No hostname, then the
assumption is you trust all hosts under that domain.

 

[ju.c]

That warning bar is to protect you from drive-by downloads, is normal
and should never be disabled. If, however you still wish to disable the
bar, follow these directions:

Open 'Tools-->Internet Options' and under the "Security" tab,
select the zone you want to change and click the "Custom" button.
Scroll down to 'Downloads-->Automatic prompting for file downloads'
and set it to "Enable".


ju.c