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On Tue, 8 Apr 2014 15:47:16 +0100 bad apple <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Look on the bright side - at least nobody has used today's announced > To obtain your SSL cert, ignore anyone who might suggest using a > freebie, but recognised by most default browser CA stores, cert from > people such as startssl.com. These are all guaranteed to be escrowed > to agencies for your protection (google away if you like, startssl > are an Israeli outfit long suspected of Mossad/NSA collusion). They > will also probably not be recognised for long by most reputable > browsers, will require frequent updating and will come with a lot of > upselling. You're presumably already paying for your server instance > from a provider, they will most likely be very happy to issue you a > 'proper' cert for little money. > I have checked and indeed my provider will issue a certificate for Â30 per annum. I don't know if that is reasonable or not. However, I am getting many more junk emails recently and security seems to be more and more in the news, so I had better think about it. Thanks Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq