18-01-2011, 10:37 AM
Seamus Coogan Wrote:Peter that maybe the case. I'll try and have a look. But as CD has said you can't get rid of it. Is this a precaution in light of previous events?Seamus
It's not a precaution. The SSL certificate is to enable encrypted traffic to and fro, that's all. Most people don't give it a second thought but the fact is it is an absolute technical doddle for ISP's - that's all the servers between you and the site accessed - together with those who make it worth their while, to read, use and abuse unencrypted traffic. That's why you will very rarely find an e-commerce site without one. The ironic thing is that Facebook REQUIRE the site to have SSL functionality in order for their site connection gizmos to work - and those same gizmos then cause warnings like you're getting!!
The warnings I'm used to comprise a box warning of 'unauthenticated content' with options to 'get me out of here' or 'I understand the risks - proceed' - or words to that effect. The little yellow padlock at the bottom of the browser also has a red exclamation mark on it. You can't do anything about the padlock icon (not on Firefox anyway) but you should be able to alter the way your browser handles the big intrusive warnings.
Peter Presland
".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
Guido Preparata. Preface to 'Conjuring Hitler'[size=12][size=12]
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
Guido Preparata. Preface to 'Conjuring Hitler'[size=12][size=12]
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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