***BOGO*** Re: Accessing Secnews

[clay <clay@xxxxxxxxxx>]

squaredancer wrote:
> On 02.07.2008 05:52, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Jay Garcia to 
> generate the following:? :
>> On 01.07.2008 19:38, Irwin Greenwald wrote:
>>
>>  --- Original Message ---
>>
>>  
>>> On 7/1/2008 4:04 PM, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>    
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Same here.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> Same question I just asked Peter ... do you still have those two lines
>> set to "true" in about:config ?
>>
>>   
> 
> same here, as ol' man Dan.... settings as a year ago, never 
> deleted/removed the account (kept up the "ticking" on the [can't connect 
> to...] box.)
> Old Faithful, that's me!
> 
> reg
> 

My umpteen year old work profile worked without tweaking. No joy from 
the newer install home box.
Interesting, made a test post in testing. Wouldn't let me post with only 
a Subject. Had to put something in the body for the post to be accepted. 
This a new feature?
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