Re: Recommendations
Oh, I was saying that I always get the warning pages with the option to
bypass. Never had any problems.
Firefox was actually originally called Phoenix, then Firebird before
finally settling with
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grenouille7777
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#39040
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Re: Recommendations
I'm sorry, I thought you were asking about Chrome, not Firefox.
I also don't recall it being called Firebird, I do recall Mozilla being the predecessor to Firefox however.
However, there is a similar
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SlickRCBD
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#39039
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Re: Recommendations
Interesting. I've never had to do any of that, but then I'm still using
the same profile from when it was still called Firebird (v. 0.6). And
that was imported from Netscape 4.8.
Now running Firefox
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grenouille7777
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#39038
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Re: Recommendations
I am using "Version 117.0.5938.92 (Official Build) (64-bit)" on Windows 10.
I have a suspicion on what might help. Try going to settings->Privacy and Security.
First ensure that "Standard Protection"
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SlickRCBD
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#39037
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Re: Recommendations
this might help:
https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/clear-hsts-settings-chrome-firefox/
HSTS forces your webbrowser to only use https and ignore the fallback
option for http. therefore you don't get
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Helmut Steeg
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#39036
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Re: Recommendations
HSTS can be a pain at times. It¡¯s been awhile since I¡¯ve had to do it, but here¡¯s a link to steps to bypass it if you want to try them.
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Mathurian Bates
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#39035
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Re: Recommendations
I don't know what's going on here, because even with safe browsing turned
off (not even "normal security" set on Chrome, I can't connect
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It fails the HSTS check and stops. Firefox
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DaZZa
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#39034
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Re: Recommendations
Only if you have the highest security level in Chrome.
Chrome for me is giving me and "advanced" button with "proceed to www.fanficauthors.net (unsafe) at the bottom. Chrome allows
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SlickRCBD
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#39033
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Re: Recommendations
Granted, I have not tried today, but my bookmarks still take me to the site.
Still, contacting him with that free offer is a fine step for someone to take.
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Karen Lewellen
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#39032
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Re: Recommendations
He already uses LetsEncrypt - but I think his auto update scripts for
his certificates are either failing, or just not in use.
DaZZa
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DaZZa
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#39031
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Re: Recommendations
Has anyone messaged Tim Joy (Jeconais) about switching the site(s) to Let¡¯s
Encrypt? The HTTPS certificates they give you are free (rather than $25 or
more for a basic site certificate), but they
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Z C
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#39030
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Re: Recommendations
Not true. You might get the option to go into the advanced menu, but
from there you will get simply a message like this
"www.fanficauthors.net normally uses encryption to protect your
information.
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DaZZa
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#39029
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Re: Recommendations
Safari is obviously not following current security practises if it
actually allows you to get content from that site (not just a warning
about the expired certificate).
The code on the site enforces
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DaZZa
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#39028
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Re: Recommendations
This is why I strongly disagree with the "https for everything" switch.
It is a risk for entering in your password, or doing any type of e-commerce.
For just reading a fanfic, or anything where you
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SlickRCBD
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#39027
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Re: Recommendations
You should be able to in Chrome click "Show Advanced" and then it will
reveal a link at the bottom that says "Proceed to fanficauthors.net anyway"
or similar. That's latest version of Chrome, I just
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Alex Cherry
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#39026
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Re: Recommendations
I use Safari which will connect if I force it to (it argues with me but I am adamant). ?The only problem - that I can see - is that the certificate is expired. ?I'm pretty ignorant about these
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DeliaDee
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#39025
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Re: Recommendations
Unfortunately, Jeconais has become somewhat disenchanted with fan fiction,
and now doesn't put a lot of effort into maintaining his web site - and
it's currently unusable for anyone with anything
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DaZZa
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#39024
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Re: Recommendations
One of my favorites too.
But then, Jeconais¡¯ stories are all amazing anyway.
Derek
Sent from Mail for Windows
Sent: September 19, 2023 4:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re:
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The Blind Dragon
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#39023
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Re: Recommendations
Sounds like 'Hogwarts Dawn'. Don't have a link handy at the moment but it can be found easily.
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"My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral
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Icemanau
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#39022
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Re: Recommendations
Hogwarts was able to take a corporeal Form that was around Harry¡¯s age.
The sentients came as a result of Rowena Ravenclaw¡¯s spell and the ambient magic of the castle for nearly a thousand
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The Blind Dragon
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#39021
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