ABE blocks LAN resources when using hostname.local/subdir

[MountainRider]

Hello, and thanks for NoScript! I have been using and recommending it for years and it has saved many friends and family members from getting infected with malware.

I am accessing a local web server in Firefox 18.0 with NoScript 2.6.4.2 using an address like

• http://machine.local/testdir

However, ABE is blocking the request.

The error message in the yellow bar at the top of the page is

• Request {GET http://machine.local/testdir/ <<< http://machine.local/testdir, chrome://browser/content/browser.xul - 6} filtered by ABE: <LOCAL> Deny

I think the problem is that the ABE is confused into thinking that machine.local is a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), when it is just a local facility provided by the Avahi daemon on the Linux machine hosting the web site.

I could not figure out how to write a rule that would allow the above mentioned link to work without disabling ABE.

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Thanks,
David

[therube]

Open Error Console (Ctrl+J) & post the associated messages.

[MountainRider]

Open Error Console (Ctrl+J) & post the associated messages.

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Timestamp: 1/10/13 2:12:36 PM
Error: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIDOMWindow.content]
Source File: 
Line: 231

I don't know if that is relevant. I get that message when I load any page.

[Giorgio Maone]

Which IPs does machine.local resolve too?

[MountainRider]

Which IPs does machine.local resolve too?

It resolves to a private network IP on the LAN: Private Network

[Thrawn]

What rules have you tried, and where did you place them?

I would think you need to add something like this, above the default SYSTEM rule:

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Site machine.local
Accept from machine.local
Accept from LOCAL
Deny