Re: LYNX-DEV SSL on Lynx 2.7.1 (Linux)

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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, David Woolley wrote:

> > I don't see why it is necessary to have your own cert (or whatever it's 
> > called)
> > in order to connect to an https/snews site.  (And I don't like running
> 
> Although I'm not familiar with SSL and snews, I cannot see any sensible 
> (marketing ploys excepted) way of using a secure news server which doesn't
> involve a client side certificate.

It also insures that no one monitoring the network, such as with a packet
sniffer, can tell you are accessing alt.naughty.naughty.naughty instead of
comp.os.fixes.  It also thus allows pseudonymous posting.

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