What does "Restricted Sites" do?

G

Guest

I went to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt and picked a couple of
address at random and typed them into my Restricted Sites. To test it, I then
typed these address into Explorer's address bar and the pages loaded. The
restricted sites icon appeared in the lower right corner of Explorer, but I
thought putting a site in Restriced Sites blocked that site from loading.

What does "Restricted Sites" actually do?

Thanks
 
J

Jan Il

Hi MWH :)

Check the information below and see if it helps explain:

Setting Restricted Sites in Internet Explorer
http://www.webhero.org/Browsers/IERestrictedsites.htm

Setting IE Restricted Sites for Maximum Security
http://www.aas.duke.edu/comp/documentation/outlook/secure/ie-restsites.html

Adding sites/servers to the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE/OE
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G

Guest

I looked at those sites. They give good information on securing Explorer. My
question is what happens if I go to a site that that is in Restricted Sites?
Does Explorer block me from connecting?
Does it allow me to view the site after blocking only harmful content on the
site?
What should I expect to see so that I know the Restricted Sites function is
working?
Thank you.
 
J

Jan Il

Hi MWH :)

When I try open at site that is in my Restricted Zone I either get an empy
page and at the bottom on the status bar I see the red dot with a while line
thorugh it, it is restricted. Or, I get a message on the page that says
that site is restricted.

There are other ways to restrict access to certain websites, the HOSTS file
and Content Advisor. Tehy may other methods that will also work to restrict
access to certain websites.

How to use the Hosts File
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
How to Edit HOST File:
http://www.lithiumdata.com/QandA/hosts.htm

Content Advisor
FAQ's
http://www.icra.org/_en/faq/contentadvisor/
How To's
http://www.ez-pc.org/bd/ez/cadvisor.asp?printable=yes
http://support.datacruz.com/winnt/content.html
Content Advisor password
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=155609

NOTE: Content Advisor settings apply to all users on the local computer
(global) and
cannot be changed by users who are not Administrators on the local computer
(Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 only). You cannot create different Content
Advisor settings for different users on the same computer.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE/OE
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
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G

Guest

That's what I was wondering. So if I've been able to load a page that is in
my Restricted Sites, something must not be working correctly in my set up.
Thank you for the information.
 
T

Tom Pepper Willett

Have you read the IE helpfiles on how to properly add sites to the
restricted zone?

Tom
| That's what I was wondering. So if I've been able to load a page that is
in
| my Restricted Sites, something must not be working correctly in my set up.
| Thank you for the information.
|
| "Jan Il" wrote:
|
| > Hi MWH :)
| >
| > When I try open at site that is in my Restricted Zone I either get an
empy
| > page and at the bottom on the status bar I see the red dot with a while
line
| > thorugh it, it is restricted. Or, I get a message on the page that says
| > that site is restricted.
| >
| > There are other ways to restrict access to certain websites, the HOSTS
file
| > and Content Advisor. Tehy may other methods that will also work to
restrict
| > access to certain websites.
| >
| > How to use the Hosts File
| > http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html
| > http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
| > How to Edit HOST File:
| > http://www.lithiumdata.com/QandA/hosts.htm
| >
| > Content Advisor
| > FAQ's
| > http://www.icra.org/_en/faq/contentadvisor/
| > How To's
| > http://www.ez-pc.org/bd/ez/cadvisor.asp?printable=yes
| > http://support.datacruz.com/winnt/content.html
| > Content Advisor password
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=155609
| >
| > NOTE: Content Advisor settings apply to all users on the local computer
| > (global) and
| > cannot be changed by users who are not Administrators on the local
computer
| > (Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 only). You cannot create different
Content
| > Advisor settings for different users on the same computer.
| >
| > Hope this helps.
| >
| > Jan :)
| > MS MVP - IE/OE
| > Smiles are meant to be shared,
| > that's why they're so contagious.
| >
| > Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
readers.
| > How to make a good newsgroup post:
| > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > >I looked at those sites. They give good information on securing
Explorer.
| > >My
| > > question is what happens if I go to a site that that is in Restricted
| > > Sites?
| > > Does Explorer block me from connecting?
| > > Does it allow me to view the site after blocking only harmful content
on
| > > the
| > > site?
| > > What should I expect to see so that I know the Restricted Sites
function
| > > is
| > > working?
| > > Thank you.
| > >
| > > "Jan Il" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Hi MWH :)
| > >>
| > >> Check the information below and see if it helps explain:
| > >>
| > >> Setting Restricted Sites in Internet Explorer
| > >> http://www.webhero.org/Browsers/IERestrictedsites.htm
| > >>
| > >> Setting IE Restricted Sites for Maximum Security
| > >>
http://www.aas.duke.edu/comp/documentation/outlook/secure/ie-restsites.html
| > >>
| > >> Adding sites/servers to the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone
| > >> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm
| > >>
| > >> Hope this helps.
| > >>
| > >> Jan :)
| > >> MS MVP - IE/OE
| > >> Smiles are meant to be shared,
| > >> that's why they're so contagious.
| > >>
| > >> Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
| > >> readers.
| > >> How to make a good newsgroup post:
| > >> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> >I went to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt and picked a
couple
| > >> >of
| > >> > address at random and typed them into my Restricted Sites. To test
it,
| > >> > I
| > >> > then
| > >> > typed these address into Explorer's address bar and the pages
loaded.
| > >> > The
| > >> > restricted sites icon appeared in the lower right corner of
Explorer,
| > >> > but
| > >> > I
| > >> > thought putting a site in Restriced Sites blocked that site from
| > >> > loading.
| > >> >
| > >> > What does "Restricted Sites" actually do?
| > >> >
| > >> > Thanks
| > >> >
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
 
J

Jan Il

Hi MWH :)

You're very welcome! If you still have problems, post back here and we'll
see what we can do to help.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE/OE
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.
 
F

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE

MWH said:
That's what I was wondering. So if I've been able to load a page that
is in my Restricted Sites, something must not be working correctly in
my set up. Thank you for the information.

In general, Restricted Sites won't stop a page from loading. It applies
tighter security settings and that tighter security may prevent it from
loading if it has to violate the security settings to load.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Adding a domain to the Restricted Sites Zone does not block that site.
Restricted Sites Zone security level is "High" and it restricts certain
functions for that site (Active Scripting is disabled, ActiveX download /
Activex Initilization and other settings are disabled)

From IE help - "Understanding security zones"

Restricted sites zone: This zone contains sites you don't trust—sites that
you're not sure whether you can download or run files from without damage to
your computer or data. You can assign sites to this zone. The default
security level for the Restricted sites zone is High, therefore, Internet
Explorer will block all cookies from Web sites in this zone.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
 

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