***BOGO*** Re: Accessing Secnews

[Jay Garcia <Jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02.07.2008 10:49, clay wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> 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?

The 40 bit encryption block was only added in the TB 2.0.0.xx versions,
don't remember which one started it as well as the later Seamonkey
versions. If you're using an older TB or SM or Mozilla for that matter
then you don't need to tweak the setting(s) in about:config.

-- 
Jay Garcia Netscape Champion
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