[RESOLVED] annoying docs.google.com
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:15 am
i'm using noscript 2.1.2.7rc2 with FF 3.6.20 and having an annoying issue with docs.google.com. it seems to be google's fault, though, for changing the way they handle scripts. so, not sure if there's anything noscript can do about it... but anyway:
i have all scripts blocked by default with nothing permanently white listed. i go to docs.google.com and log in, and select my document. before, all i had to white-list was docs.google.com. however, after i've done that, there's a new host that needs to be white-listed, 0.docs.google.com. however, once i white-list that (and thus reload the page), google changes the location to 1.docs.google.com. if i white-list that and reload, it changes to 2.docs.google.com. it seems google just increases the number each time i reload the page, even if i don't white-list anything. so i can't get the scripts white-listed and work on the document because google keeps changing the script location. i've kept white-listing until it got to 20.docs.google.com, and then got really annoyed. i noticed that all of these hosts resolve to the same IP, and that the numbers seem to go on forever. for example 5000.docs.google.com is a valid hostname.
the only work-around i've found is that i have to clear my google cookies and then re-login. then google will reset and try to use 0.docs.google.com which i've already white-listed. however, if i navigate back to google docs it'll again increase the number and try to use 1.docs.google.com for example. so it seems to me the least annoying way to work with this is to permanently allow *.docs.google.com but that doesn't seem to work... still noscript is block scripts from X.docs.google.com
i have all scripts blocked by default with nothing permanently white listed. i go to docs.google.com and log in, and select my document. before, all i had to white-list was docs.google.com. however, after i've done that, there's a new host that needs to be white-listed, 0.docs.google.com. however, once i white-list that (and thus reload the page), google changes the location to 1.docs.google.com. if i white-list that and reload, it changes to 2.docs.google.com. it seems google just increases the number each time i reload the page, even if i don't white-list anything. so i can't get the scripts white-listed and work on the document because google keeps changing the script location. i've kept white-listing until it got to 20.docs.google.com, and then got really annoyed. i noticed that all of these hosts resolve to the same IP, and that the numbers seem to go on forever. for example 5000.docs.google.com is a valid hostname.
the only work-around i've found is that i have to clear my google cookies and then re-login. then google will reset and try to use 0.docs.google.com which i've already white-listed. however, if i navigate back to google docs it'll again increase the number and try to use 1.docs.google.com for example. so it seems to me the least annoying way to work with this is to permanently allow *.docs.google.com but that doesn't seem to work... still noscript is block scripts from X.docs.google.com