DNS Domain Interpretation Rules Inconsistent Within Zones

ID: Q230277

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you are adding sites to the Local Intranet zone, you may receive the following error message:

You have entered an invalid wildcard sequence.
Examples of valid patterns:
*://*.mysite.com
http://*.mysite.co.jp
ftp://157.54.23.41/
file:\\\\localsvr\\share
*://157.54.100-200.*
Examples of invalid patterns:
http://*.sub.mysite.edu
ftp://*"

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 4.01 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
01/18/99	10:31 p.m.	4.72.3513.1800	487,424 bytes	Urlmon.dll	Windows NT
01/18/99	10:26 p.m.	4.72.3513.1800	450,560 bytes	Urlmon.dll	Windows 95/98

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msiew95 msient win98
Version : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb