[tor-bugs] #10033 [EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Make it easy for users to add a hostname to the ruleset

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#10033: Make it easy for users to add a hostname to the ruleset
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 Reporter:  realityexists         |          Owner:  pde
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:
Component:  EFF-HTTPS Everywhere  |        Version:  HTTPS-E 3.2.2
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 There are some hostnames which I always want to access using HTTPS and
 they're not part of the HTTPS-E ruleset. I'd like the ability to *easily*
 add them. I'm not suggesting a complete GUI for editing all aspects of
 rulesets. If it was merely possible to rewrite
 "http://www.some.host.com/*" to "https://www.some.host.com/*" I think that
 would cover at least 90% of real-world scenarios (certainly all of mine).

 The current process for doing this seems to be intended for developers,
 rather than users. https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/rulesets tells me
 I need to:

 1) Learn the HTTPS-E XML format
 2) Know JavaScript regular expressions

 or alternatively

 1) Install Python
 2) Install git and checkout the HTTPS-E repository
 3) Find the make-trivial-rule Python script there

 In addition to that, I need to find where this ruleset file is actually
 stored. The page mentions it for Firefox, but not for Chrome.

 I could do all that, but it seems easier to just type "https://", so I
 don't bother. If HTTPS-E could *easily* do this it would be significantly
 more useful.

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