I figured it out. Duh.
Delete
if ($single || $metadata) {
print '<p class="metadata">'. get_the_time('F jS, Y') . ' by ' . get_the_author() . '</p>';
}
from Theme->Main Index Template
I figured it out, and it’s stupidity on my part.
I used three slashes after my http: statement in the control panel. I guess the non-IE browsers are smart enough to figure that out.
Wow. That’s a new one for me…