[HTTPS-E Rulesets] (Probably) dumb question - automatic sub-domain wildcard prepending?

[Peter Eckersley]

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 09:14:15PM -0700, Whizz Mo wrote:
> I noticed that some files (e.g. ripe.net.xml, tv.com.xml) list only the
> second-level domain in their "target host" lines, but include "rule from"
> values that reference specific third level domains.  Does HTTPS Everywhere
> automatically prepend '*' to target host lines?

Yes, this is a bug.  Extra levels of domains are prepended only if the target
host has a * as its leftmost portion.


> 
> Example:
> <ruleset name="TV.com">
>     <target host="tv.com" />
>     <rule from="^http://tv\.com/" to="https://www.tv.com/"/>
>     <rule from="^http://www\.tv\.com/" to="https://www.tv.com/"/>
> </ruleset>
> 
> 
> Proposed change:
> <ruleset name="TV.com">
>     <target host="www.tv.com" />
>     <target host="tv.com" />
>     <rule from="^http://(www\.)?tv\.com/" to="https://www.tv.com/"/>
> </ruleset>
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Whizz Mo

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