Re: [Lynx-dev] Versions of Lynx and How They Got Here

[Martin McCormick]

Thorsten Glaser <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi Martin,
> 

> This looks like an SSL error, but I can visit that page with
> MirBSD (old OpenSSL, older lynx), Debian wheezy, jessie and sid
> (GnuTLS, various ages of lynx).
> 
> My guesses are:
> 
> ? CA certificates not set up? (Did you install ca-certificates?
>   Does /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt exist and ship the
>   relevant root certificate?)

It does exist with a date of May 9 of 2017.

> ? SSL client configuration somehow broken (no idea how, though)
> 
> ? You?re firewalled so no connection to the server opens
> 

        Good question.  netcat-openbsd was missing so I installed
it with no difference.
> What happens if you run (install netcat-openbsd and openssl first):

        The openssl package was already installed.

> $ nc -v braille.wunderground.com 443
> 
> $ openssl s_client -CApath /etc/ssl/certs -connect 
> braille.wunderground.com:443
> 
> bye,
> //mirabilos
> --
> (gnutls can also be used, but if you are compiling lynx for your own use,
> there is no reason to consider using that package)
>         -- Thomas E. Dickey on the Lynx mailing list, about OpenSSL
> 
> 

        when I ran nc -v braille.wunderground.com 443, The wheezy
system confirmed that there was a connection.

$nc -v braille.wunderground.com 443
Connection to braille.wunderground.com 443 port [tcp/https] succeeded!

It appears that the network part of the connection is working.

Thanks very much for help on what to look for.  I haven't found
anything yet but I know more than I did.

Martin McCormick