That option has been there since at least v. 5. I have no idea why IE is implemented this way, but it's trivial to turn off.
> -----Original Message----- > weird message... > > went to link from email ad from known vendor... > > got this > > <!-- > - Unfortunately, Microsoft has added a clever new > - "feature" to Internet Explorer. If the text in > - an error's message is "too small", specifically > - less than 512 bytes, Internet Explorer returns > - its own error message. Yes, you can turn that > - off, but *surprise* it's pretty tricky to find > - buried as a switch called "smart error > - messages" That means, of course, that many of > - Resin's error messages are censored by default. > - And, of course, you'll be shocked to learn that > - IIS always returns error messages that are long > - enough to make Internet Explorer happy. The > - workaround is pretty simple: pad the error > - message with a big comment to push it over the > - five hundred and twelve byte minimum. Of course, > - that's exactly what you're reading right now. > --> > > wazzat?? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
