On 10/09/2018 11:28, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> I usually use Thunderbird to read and write messages. Crashing of
>> Thunderbird while loading a too heavy image made me go and log in to the
>> site directly as I wanted to reply. The warning I got was that the
>> connection to news.povray.org was not secure, which made me hesitate to
>> go on.
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>> I wonder if this should not be corrected in view of the state of the
>> (internet) world nowadays. Lack of the basic site protections feels
>> wrong (and threatening) and particularly outdated.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> --
>> Thomas
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> I think you need to show some RFID-embedded biometric-enhanced ID, pal.
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> This doesn't sound like the Devil-may-care, swashbuckling TdG, _I_ know...
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> Somebody log this joker's IP and check on the REAL TdG.
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He only swashbuckles in safe environments.

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> :-P
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> Do we really need HTTPS?
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At the dawn of the Big Data era. It pays to be careful.


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Regards
     Stephen

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