Bernie,
I have one answer for you ...
On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:48:16 +0100 (CET), Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> But the question is if we really *need* this service now (https), most
> companys that sell on the Net are still in the red and with the
> ".com-death" few will start new. I understand that there are problems for
> those of us that want to use it, but often there are alternative ways of
> communicating (phone for instance).
I can give you two instances where I need https, and no phone call will
do the job. In fact, not even my physical presense at the ISP would
take the place of https for:n
1. Domain name registration/renewal
2. Changing of e-mail accounts/passwords on my ISP
Since InterNic is no longer the only place for DNregistrations, it is
all done on the web now ... and in an effort to provide *some* level of
securty, the sites are https.
To keep ISP costs of business down, and thus the rates users must pay,
account maintenance is being 'automated' more an more; it requires https
-- at least a *sense* of "security" -- for people to go in and
open/close e-mail accounts and change passwords.
Without https support, I will lose my son's domain in another year
because I can't renew it and pay the registration/processing fees. A
year later I'd lose my own organization's DN for the same reason.
Because of that, and because of other desires [time saving, money
saving, on-line only availability], I find myself looking at having to
get a new system that will run Win9x/ME ... I don't like being forced
into that. But without https, it's that or hope to use someone else's
computer [one with windoze that saves who knows what in some file
somewhere] ...
l.d.
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