Re: Accessing Secnews

["Phillip Jones, CET" <pjones1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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")
> 
> 
> 
How do you import cert to TB?

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Phillip M. Jones, CET                         mailto:pjones@xxxxxxxxxxxx
If it's "fixed", don't "break it"!                   http://www.vpea.org
                              http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
general mailing list
general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/general