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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Security issue of news.povray.org
Date: 10 Sep 2018 07:13:02
Message: <5b9651be@news.povray.org>
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On 10-9-2018 12:28, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degroot org> 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.
>>
>> 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 wrong (and threatening) and particularly outdated.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
>
> I think you need to show some RFID-embedded biometric-enhanced ID, pal.
Nah. That would blow up the site.
>
> This doesn't sound like the Devil-may-care, swashbuckling TdG, _I_ know...
>
> Somebody log this joker's IP and check on the REAL TdG.
>
That's what I mean: that swashbuckling one is phony to the core! Trust
me, I know ;-)
>
> :-P
>
> Do we really need HTTPS?
>
More than ever imo. Or better, as HTTPS is also being taken over
gradually by the dark side.
--
Thomas
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On 10/09/2018 16:47, Thomas de Groot 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.
>
> 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 wrong (and threatening) and particularly outdated.
Thanks for pointing this out. Indeed we don't have SSL enabled for the
news server as our current three-name cert is maxed out. I've set in
motion an application for a wildcard cert and when I get that I'll add
news to the SSL configuration.
-- Chris
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Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> He only swashbuckles in safe environments.
Oh, I thought all that padding in his room was ... nevermind.
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Folks,
SSL access to the forums is now enabled: https://news.povray.org/
-- Chris
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On 10/09/2018 14:26, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
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>> He only swashbuckles in safe environments.
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> Oh, I thought all that padding in his room was ... nevermind.
>
For comfort, I believe. ;)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:28:42 -0400, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Do we really need HTTPS?
Using Thunderbird, that'd be NNTP over SSL, rather than HTTPS.
Since the server doesn't require authentication, using SSL with NNTP
doesn't really make a huge difference.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> SSL access to the forums is now enabled: https://news.povray.org/
>
> -- Chris
Great news, thanks.
But I just tried the link using Firefox (Sept 10, 2:13pm EST in the US) and it
doesn't load ("the connection has timed out.") I tried it twice.
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On 09/10/2018 02:15 PM, Kenneth wrote:
> Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> SSL access to the forums is now enabled: https://news.povray.org/
>>
>> -- Chris
>
> Great news, thanks.
>
> But I just tried the link using Firefox (Sept 10, 2:13pm EST in the US) and it
> doesn't load ("the connection has timed out.") I tried it twice.
>
>
>
Still no go at 22:39 America/New York time.
$ telnet news.povray.org 443
Trying 203.29.75.35...
[ in the Sponge Bob Cousteau voice: "5 minutes later..." ]
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
$
--
dik
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On 9/10/2018 10:42 PM, dick balaska wrote:
> Sponge Bob Cousteau
Is the voice inside your computer?
Mike
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On 9/11/2018 12:33 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 9/10/2018 10:42 PM, dick balaska wrote:
>> Sponge Bob Cousteau
>
> Is the voice inside your computer?
>
>
> Mike
Linux really is amazing, isn't it?
Mike
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