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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >> https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/wg.html
> >
> > What I'm wondering is: Why must it be https?
> Yeah, I was wondering about that too actually...
> Maybe only the HTTPS port is open on the firewall or something?
> Although, that would be pretty random...
The fact that the URL contains a username (which is what the tilde
signifies in the unix world) would be indicative that it's a regular
web server, rather than someone's personal computer (which might be
behind a ISP-enforced firewall which allows only ssh/https connections).
In the latter case you can still configure a regular http website,
in which case the address would have to be
http://ccrma.stanford.edu:443/~jos/wg.html (which is, of course, a bit
cumbersome). If the protocol is https: then the server *must* use the
SSL protocol (because that's what the protocol identifier is saying, and
thus the browser expects it), which is a burden to the server.
--
- Warp
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On 28-9-2010 13:06, Warp wrote:
> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>>> https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/wg.html
>>>
>>> What I'm wondering is: Why must it be https?
>
>> Yeah, I was wondering about that too actually...
>
>> Maybe only the HTTPS port is open on the firewall or something?
>> Although, that would be pretty random...
>
> The fact that the URL contains a username (which is what the tilde
> signifies in the unix world) would be indicative that it's a regular
> web server, rather than someone's personal computer (which might be
> behind a ISP-enforced firewall which allows only ssh/https connections).
The PC's that I use that run linux both have a general account in
/var/www/... *and* personal ones in the dir ~user/public_html so I would
think that a PC is very likely. In this case I tried the domain without
https and that immediately transfers to the https one.
Given who owns the domain I think it is a arbitrary decision by the
sysop, perhaps because he liked the rhythm or the sound better.
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Warp wrote:
> which is a burden to the server.
Nowadays, it's actually a pretty tiny burden to the server. Something
like 3% overhead is what some google whitepaper I saw said.
And, arguably, if you encrypt *everything*, you're better off for privacy
than if you only encrypt the private stuff.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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On 24/09/2010 10:48 PM, Stephen wrote:
> The key question, of course, is whether you'll still be her boyfriend...
As it turns out... yes, I *am* still her boyfriend.
Last night, it was like this: http://xkcd.com/69/
Except instead of the Bellman-Ford algorithm, it was the Wave Equation.
And she seemed genuinely *interested*. O_O
My girlfriend is FRIGGING HARDCORE! XD I think I'm in love...
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On 29/09/2010 10:12 AM, Invisible wrote:
> As it turns out... yes, I *am* still her boyfriend.
Nice one. :-D
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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