Java is not virus prone - there's no way for a Java program to do anything to your system without Java itself asking permission.
JavaScript is not virus prone.
VBScript, Microsoft's combination of Javascript and Visual Basic features, IS virus prone (and is the force behind such nasties as Melissa), but only on Windows machines, and then mainly in email.
In other words, you are 100% safe runing scripts in IE on a Mac.
As for adding us to the less restricted group... I'm not sure about Mac IE, but in Windows IE, you can optionally turn off the requirement that the trusted site be https...
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Charles Capps
Programmer, Infopop Corporation
Please do not contact me privately for support - post on the board or open a support ticket instead!
