Security Warnings

[Blimey]

Opened up icmag this morning....like I do every day.

Hmmm....seems every internal link now starts "https:" rather than "http:"

No problem....except for that damn popup that says "do you wish to view content that is not delivered securely? Yes No"

On every single page!

Driving me crazy....Is there a way to stop this popping up every time I do anything?

Thanks!

B.

Edit: I'm running IE...whatever the latest version is.

 

[150wPimpin]

theirs your problem right there IE

 

[Blimey]

Point taken....but I don't want to have to download a new browser, and re-set up all my favourites just for this one little thing if there's just an option I can change somewhere...

Edit: Am I right in thinking this is happening because while generic internal links have been updated to https, the advertisement engine hasn't? If I select "Yes"....some of the bay/boo and seedbank adverts are "X"'ed out, plus some of the little graphics (like "exclamation" icon on thread header lists)

 

[Maj.Cottonmouth]

When you install Firefox it asks if you want to import your favorites from IE, cerealy, you won't be sorry or ever look back

http://www.getfirefox.net/

 

[Blimey]

Thanks Major....guess I'll give it a go.....can't be having these popups every time I change a page!


Edit: So....how long did that all take? Importing, plugins and all. Like 2 minutes. cool

Different look, but no crappy warning popups everywhere.

Consider me converted....

Edit 2: Loads pages quicker, too....me happy

 

[DoffCocker]

There will be an option in IE somehwre to permantly accept the sites certificate so you dont need to click everytime, clearly that advice isnt enccasary though ebcuase you did the right thing and got firefox, you wont be dissapointed m8, there is no going back.

 

[Blimey]

Thanks, DC!

Just a note for posterity's sake...I did switch the Security Rating for icmag.com to Trusted, but it didn't make any obvious difference, apart from forcing me to re-login from scratch.

I think it's just hardcoded IE8 behaviour when trying to access http: referenced data when accessing the site via https: ....if that makes sense.

But as you say....I have seen the light and there is no going back.

 

[DocLeaf]

Happening to me also

 

[TexasToker]

Congrats on getting out of the stone age

 

[OjoRojo420]

Get away from Internet Exploiter and join us:

FireFox kicks arse mun!

 

[LiLWaynE]

just manually go into the URL and cut or delete the "s" out of https:// ....once you remove the
"S" then you hit refresh and start browsing... you should be good to go

easy as that

 

[MoeBudz^420]

Hey, I added the site to "trusted sites" in my control panel and the popups have stopped. had to put it in as " https://icmag.com " .

Thank Goodness, it was a real PITA. Not everyone wants to/has the option to change browsers, so this just fixed it for me in IE.


Peace

 

[DocLeaf]

just manually go into the URL and cut or delete the "s" out of https:// ....once you remove the
"S" then you hit refresh and start browsing... you should be good to go

easy as that

THANKS !!! that was doing my head in

 

[DoffCocker]

THANKS !!! that was doing my head in

The S part of that makes your data encryted though m8, your better off using https where available as its more secure.

 

[150wPimpin]

you can search for firefox trick n tips ectt..

you will find a list of like 50 things you can do but

there a thing called pipelining awesome shit

it send 30 or how ever many you set it to query's to the website and each one loads a bit of the site rather than one query loading the entire site!!

Speeds things up a bit further

i like it!!

 

[150wPimpin]

Hey, I added the site to "trusted sites" in my control panel and the popups have stopped. had to put it in as " https://icmag.com " .

Thank Goodness, it was a real PITA. Not everyone wants to/has the option to change browsers, so this just fixed it for me in IE.


Peace

How do you not have the option to change browsers??

I dont get it

you on a public computer or summit?

 

[tricky]

IE is a load of shit lol

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

The S part of that makes your data encryted though m8, your better off using https where available as its more secure.

I got a tip on this the other day and thought I'd share.

"https" is personal info security (names, acct numbers, etc) not IP address encryption. Since we don't advertise our personal info in the general forums, we don't benefit from https.

If you want to disguise your connection, consider a proxy.

If you're confined to IE, you can set it up to delete all cookies on exit.

 

[SpasticGramps]

Firefox FTW. Internet Explorer blows.

 

[chuckyoufarley]

seeing the pics

seeing the pics

anybody else getting a window popping up about some security shit if i click no i can see the pics if i click yes i cant see the pics and it comes up every time i change pages