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ProxoDent · (This post was last modified: Oct. 14, 2009 12:02 PM by ProxoDent.)

I finally got around to writing up the results of my additional testing of Live.com. Though I won't use 99% of this stuff, tests included:

- mail
- contacts
- calendar
- photos (slide show even works)
- themes
- SkyDrive (file storage)
- messenger (log-in and log-out only)
- other user settings (permissions, preferences, etc.)
- I'm Making A Difference program (MS donates ad revenue to charity)

I did not test:
- Groups
- Spaces
- Family Safety
- Mobile
- Office Live

I am posting all the exceptions even if they were previously discussed in this thread. Most were modified in some way, and more information about the exception may have been added. The comments (#) can be pasted into Exception-U.ptxt along with the exceptions themselves or deleted.

A text file containing the following code but consolidated for convenience is attached.

Code:

## General  ----------

#  a. Fix Proxo-imbedded bottom display (i.e., remove it)

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - no bottom display, of course.

#     * Filtered Behavior - on most Live.com pages, the Proxo-imbedded 'bottom' 

#       display gets presented at the bottom of the page as well as at the top

#       of the page (part at the bottom, part at the top). The items that appear

#       at the top interfere with the page presentation.

#     * Filter(s) @ Issue:

#       Bottom Add: Display Code     07.06.15 (!nn) [sd] (d.1 l.4)

#       Bottom Add: Display Site Specific Info     09.07.04 (!nn) [sd jd] (d.1 l.2)

#       Bottom Add: Display Cookies     09.03.06 (!nn fail) [henk th sd] (d.1 l.3)

#       Bottom Add: Display Variables     09.05.13 (!nn) [sd] (d.1 l.5)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_noprint.)

#     * Notes: 

#     * Screenshots: Yes (bottom_display_at_top.png)

#

#  b. 'Re-tangle' untangled URLs

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - Required complex URLs on the site are intact and function.

#     * Filtered Behavior - Required complex URLs are broken.

#     * Filter(s) @ Issue: <a>: URL Untangler     09.01.07 (multi) [gz sd] (d.2 l.3)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_rdlink.)

#     * Notes: The following two sample links represent a functioning URL and a

#       non-functioning filtered URL, respectively:

#          http://g.live.com/9uxp9en-us/hdr_main2??su=http://shared.live.com/Live.Spaces

#          http://shared.live.com/Live.Spaces

#     * Screenshots: No

#

#  c. Allow cookies (may not be necessary)

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - user preferences are persistent after saving them.

#     * Filtered Behavior - some user settings are lost.

#     * Filter(s) @ Issue: Cookie filters

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_cookie.)

#     * Notes: The only place I saw an issue was on the 'themes' page. Saving a 

#       selected theme would drop the user back to the profile page, but the

#       new theme would no longer be applied. After applying the exception and

#       re-applying / saving the new theme, a cookie dialog was presented 

#       for 'ssw.live.com' which had previously been blocked automatically by the

#       configuration's default cookie settings. Allowing that cookie made the

#       settings 'stick'. As you can see from the other 'Live.com' exceptions,

#       the variable, 'a_cookie', is included in all of them, just in case blocked

#       cookies might cause issues elsewhere. I prefer to see the browser present

#       cookie options anyway. The same effect can be achieved by adding

#       appropriate items to the file, 'AllowCookies.txt', or by enabling or

#       disabling the configuration's cookie handling filters to your liking.

#     * Screenshots: No

[^/]++.live.com/&(^([^/]++mail.live.com/mail)|([^/]++.live.com/options/themes)|help.live.com/(help|/help|resources)|calendar.live.com/calendar)  $SET(0=a_noprint.a_rdlink.a_cookie.)

Code:

## Mail ----------

#  1. Allow opening e-mails for reading

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - clicking on an e-mail message in any folder opens 

#       the message for reading.

#     * Filtered Behavior - clicking on a message does nothing.

#     * Filter @ Issue: <script> Block: Ad Scripts - Content     09.07.04 [pr sd jd] (d.2)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_adscr.)

#     * Notes: 

#     * Screenshots: No

[^/]++mail.live.com/mail/*InBox  $SET(0=a_adscr.a_noprint.a_rdlink.a_cookie.)

#  2. Prevent page-loading hang-ups when opening e-mail messages (may not be necessary)

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - opening e-mail messages does not cause page-loading

#       hang-ups or time-outs.

#     * Filtered Behavior - a 'waiting cursor' and a 'Loading' indicator appear

#       when attempting to read e-mail messages and remain even as the browser

#       status bar shows 'Done'. Eventually, loading times-out with an error message

#       posted to the page.

#     * Filter @ Issue (Known): Remove: Ad Functions II - Code     09.06.01 [jd sd] (d.3 l.3)

#     * Filter @ Issue (Possible): Remove: Ad Functions I  - Names/Params     09.06.17 [jd sd] (d.2)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(1=adkey_j:0.) or $SET(0=a_adfn1.a_adfn2.)

#     * Notes:  The issue is highly repeatable, though it does not necessarily

#       happen every time attempts are made to read e-mail. Repeated attempts

#       may be required to produce the behavior.

#     * Screenshots: Yes (see previous post for related images)

gfx[0-9].hotmail.com/mail/    $SET(1=adkey_j:0.)

Code:

## Your Network Permissions (may not be necessary / commented out by default)

#     * URL - http://people.live.com/?rru=friendspermissions

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - 'Save' button works (opens different page upon clicking).

#     * Filtered Behavior - 'Save' button does nothing.

#     * Filter @ Issue: Cookies filters

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_cookie.)

#     * Notes: Seems to work now without adding exception. Watch this one.

#     * Screenshots: No

#[^/]++.msn.com/    $SET(0=a_cookie.)

Code:

## Help (User's Guide) ----------

#  1. Open Help Pane

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - clicking on top-level Help links should open a 

#       separate pop-up window (the Help Pane).

#     * Filtered Behavior - clicking link does nothing.

#     * Filter @ Issue: <script> Block: Ad Scripts - Content     09.07.04 [pr sd jd] (d.2)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(1=adkey_j:0.) or $SET(0=a_adscr.)

#     * Notes: 

#     * Screenshots: No

[^/]++.mail.live.com/mail $SET(1=adkey_j:0.)&$SET(0=.a_noprint.a_rdlink.a_cookie.)

#  2. Populate FAQ and Toc in Help Pane (Omniture script required to use the Help feature)

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - FAQ and ToC should contain links to help topics

#     * Filtered Behavior - FAQ and ToC are empty

#     * Filter @ Issue: Top JS Replace: Ad Scripts II  - Initial Code     09.06.19 [sd] (d.1)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_ads.) or $SET(0=a_adjsex.) 

#     * Notes: The Help link can be accessed from text-links directly placed on

#       the web page or as a sub-menu item (QuestionMark icon -> Help) depending

#       on the particular page (an inconsistency in site design). If accessed

#       from the icon, $SET(0=a_adjsex.) works. However, access via the text-links

#       require the more broad $SET(0=a_ads.). 

#     * Screenshots: Yes (helplink_text.png, helplink_questionicon_submenu.png, help-pane_empty.png, help-pane_populated.png)

help.live.com/(help|/help|resources) $SET(0=a_ads.)

Code:

## Calendar  ----------

#  1. Prevent top menu duplication

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - main menu appears once at top of page

#     * Filtered Behavior -  main menu appears twice (one appears normally while

#       another is duplicated immediately below it) when accessing the Calendar

#       from some links. Generally speaking, any link to the Calendar other than

#       the one accessed from the main menu may produce the duplication.

#     * Filter @ Issue: Block: Frame Loaders     09.06.15 [sd mb] (d.2)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_jsframe.)

#     * Notes:

#     * Screenshots: Yes (menu_dup.png, menu_normal.png, menu_rel_places_link_causes_dup.png)

calendar.live.com/calendar  $SET(0=a_jsframe.a_noprint.a_rdlink.a_cookie.)

#  2. Re-enable editing-tool links when clicking on the Calendar 'charms'.

#     * Unfiltered Behavior - clicking on a charm (an icon used to represent a 

#       birthday, an event, a specific calendar, etc.) where it appears within the

#       Calendar should open an editing tool allowing the user to edit the details

#       of the underlying item.

#     * Filtered Behavior - clicking icon / link does nothing.

#     * Filter @ Issue: Remove: Ad Functions II - Code     09.06.01 [jd sd] (d.3 l.3)

#     * Bypass Variable: $SET(0=a_adfn2.), or $SET(1=adkey_j:0.)

#     * Notes: A pop-up 'bubble' containing an 'edit' text-link appears when 

#       hovering over a charm; the link is also fixed by applying this exception

#       (the actual pop-up bubble itself is otherwise unaffected by the filter-set).

#     * Screenshots: Yes (calendar_charm.png, calendar_editor.png)

gfx[0-9].hotmail.com/cal/  $SET(0=a_adfn2.)