It worked for years without https. I don't understand the reason for the change.
>The need to "trust" almost every usable site, was one of the main reasons why I stopped using IE many years ago. And by the way, where I live people have been told to be careful with insecure sites. The consequence is that more and more sites go HTTPS, even for simple information pages.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer