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RAV
Apr 18, 2007, 6:26:59 PM4/18/07
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Just installed Thunderbird 2. I keep getting the popup "Thunderbird
can't connect securely to secnews.netscape.com because the site uses a
security protocol which isn't enabled." I had no such problem with the
previous version of Thunderbird. What do I need to configure to make
accessing that server work? Thanks.
can't connect securely to secnews.netscape.com because the site uses a
security protocol which isn't enabled." I had no such problem with the
previous version of Thunderbird. What do I need to configure to make
accessing that server work? Thanks.
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Nick Thomas (cf)
Apr 19, 2007, 5:48:46 AM4/19/07
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Chris Ilias wrote:
> On 18/04/2007 6:26 PM, _RAV_ spoke thusly:> That's due to a decision to disable SSL2 and other weak ciphers.
> Try this.
> Using the Config Editor[1], search for the preference:
> security.ssl3.rsa_rc2_40_md5
>
> Double-click on it, which should set the value to true.
>
> [1]<http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/edit>
> On 18/04/2007 6:26 PM, _RAV_ spoke thusly:
> Try this.
> Using the Config Editor[1], search for the preference:
> security.ssl3.rsa_rc2_40_md5
>
> Double-click on it, which should set the value to true.
>
> [1]<http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/edit>
I've lost track of which groups are on each server, but why not connect
news.mozilla.org using SSL ? That works for me using TB2, and if the
content is the same then it's safer not to re-enable broken ciphers.
squaredancer
Apr 19, 2007, 5:59:28 AM4/19/07
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On 19/04/2007 11:48, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Nick Thomas
(cf) to generate the following:? :isn't this a (stupid) strange situation though?? What the devs have
done is - no doubt - some kind of "security update" --- and they have
removed the enability to connect to a secure server! Just how sick can
they get!
(cf) to generate the following:? :
done is - no doubt - some kind of "security update" --- and they have
removed the enability to connect to a secure server! Just how sick can
they get!
reg
Chris Ilias
Apr 19, 2007, 5:36:26 PM4/19/07
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On 19/04/2007 5:48 AM, _Nick Thomas (cf)_ spoke thusly:
> I've lost track of which groups are on each server, but why not connect
> news.mozilla.org using SSL ? That works for me using TB2, and if the
> content is the same then it's safer not to re-enable broken ciphers.
> I've lost track of which groups are on each server, but why not connect
> news.mozilla.org using SSL ? That works for me using TB2, and if the
> content is the same then it's safer not to re-enable broken ciphers.
The groups the OP is trying to access are probably not available on on
news.mozilla.org. There are different hosts.
--
Chris Ilias <http://ilias.ca>
List-owner: support-firefox, support-thunderbird
mozilla.test.multimedia moderator
(Please do not email me tech support questions)
Chris Ilias
Apr 19, 2007, 5:40:05 PM4/19/07
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On 19/04/2007 5:59 AM, _squaredancer_ spoke thusly:
> On 19/04/2007 11:48, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Nick Thomas
> (cf) to generate the following:? :
>
> On 19/04/2007 11:48, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Nick Thomas
> (cf) to generate the following:? :
>
>> I've lost track of which groups are on each server, but why not
>> connect news.mozilla.org using SSL ? That works for me using TB2, and
>> if the content is the same then it's safer not to re-enable broken
>> ciphers.
>
> isn't this a (stupid) strange situation though?? What the devs have
> done is - no doubt - some kind of "security update" --- and they have
> removed the enability to connect to a secure server! Just how sick can
> they get!
>> connect news.mozilla.org using SSL ? That works for me using TB2, and
>> if the content is the same then it's safer not to re-enable broken
>> ciphers.
>
> isn't this a (stupid) strange situation though?? What the devs have
> done is - no doubt - some kind of "security update" --- and they have
> removed the enability to connect to a secure server! Just how sick can
> they get!
Generalizing it to "removed the ability to connect to a secure server"
is factually incorrect. As Nick stated "connect news.mozilla.org using
SSL ? That works for me using TB2."
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