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Re: Accessing Secnews




On 01.07.2008 18:04, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> Ok, seems like the certificate authority isn't recognized by the old
>> secnews software.
>> 
>> Here are the instructions from Venkat (AOL Guru):
>> 
>> This is a test posting to netscape.mozilla.thunderbird newsgroup using
>> secnews.netscape.com (SSL port 563). Let us see if this works.
>> 
>> The new SSL server cert that has been installed on secnews.netscape.com
>> news server has been issued by "AOL Member CA" and is valid from Jun 29,
>> 2008 to Jun 29, 2010.
>> 
>> You might have to install the following 2 certificates in your browser
>> (NNTP client) in order to be able to access secnews.netscape.com on SSL
>> port 563:
>> 
>> https://pki-info.aol.com/AOLMSPKI/AOL_Member_CA.der
>> https://pki-info.aol.com/AOL/AmericaOnline1.der
>> 
>> Once you click on each one of the .der files above, you will see a
>> "Downloading Certificate" prompt, where you'll have to select/check the
>> option "Trust this CA to identify web sites" and install the certificate.
>> 
>> When accessing the newsgroups on secnews.netscape.com, if you get an
>> error as follows:
>> 
>> Thunderbird/Seamonkey can't connect securely to secnews.netscape.com
>> because the site uses a security protocol which isn't enabled.
>> 
>> Then, solution is to edit the configuration ("about:config" in the
>> location/address bar in Seamonkey or
>> Tools->Options->Advanced->General->Config Editor in Thunderbird) and enable:
>> 
>> 1) "security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_40_md5" (change to "True")
>> 2) "security.enable_ssl2" (change to "True")
> 
> I can access and post without the certificates
> 

But do you still have those lines "true" in about:config ?


-- 
Jay Garcia Netscape Champion
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