It truly appears to be an Internet Explorer issue. Adobe Reader will open a file just fine. However, we get the "security policy" note on all browsers tried.
Re-installing IE7 fixes things. "Richard Stovall" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/14/2009 08:33:11 AM: > OK. Next wild shot in the dark. > > Is this Acrobat Reader? Have you tried unchecking ?Display PDF in > browser? in the Internet section of the preferences menu? > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:26 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Weird IE7 problem > > > Tried that in the past... We've also tried downloading a PDF, then > dragging it onto a browser window - still breaks! > > This is something we're sort-of used to, but to have so many go > south (NOTHING do do with Daniel R's "test questions!) in so short a > period - that had us wondering. > > BTW, these machines all broke BEFORE the big huge MS Patch Tuesday > updates hit. > > Thanks! > -- > RMc > > "Richard Stovall" <[email protected]> wrote on > 10/14/2009 08:19:14 AM: > > > What if you add the server(s) to the trusted sites zone in IE? If > > you paste in the UNC path, IE will change it to something like " > file://server > > ". > > > > Just a thought. > > > > ------ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:12 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Weird IE7 problem > > > > > > Greetings! > > > > Although we are a Firefox shop, it seems IE7 breaking stops the > > opening of PDFs on any and all browsers. That is, on occasion, a > > user will attempt to open a PDF (note - these are part of our > > medical consulting application, and ALL these PDFs are on internal > > servers), they are greeted with the cheerful notice that the > > "security policy" has blocked access to that site... Again, it is > > an internal server being accessed, and all browsers (IE7, FF, Opera, > > Chrome; Safari is banned) return this message. > > > > We run an installation of IE7 over the top, and all is well. > > > > On TUE (Friday the 13th came a few days early), we had about a dozen > > machines get hit with this (so far) throughout the day. > > > > Anyone else out there have this kind of fun? > > > > Thanks! > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > [email protected] > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty > > to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the > > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of > > this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > > distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any > > attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email > > and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and > > any printout thereof. > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
