Hi Graham, I can not speak for other BN or VN users, and their access to secure web pages.
As for my own experience, banking and shopping are not possible with secure web sites. I have an account with Bank Of America, and, they posted a notice a few months ago, that, after the first of this year, that security for the IE 4 browser would not be available. As you said, this just means that if I try to access my account, my Voice Note simply goes nowhere. I do online shopping, and, I get the same results on those web sites, if I try to access a secure web page. I can usually sign in, but, when I try to go to secure information, such as my account, the page will not load. So, in my opinion, the Key Web browser is limited, with respect to secure web sites. It works fine, with sites like NLS, for downloading Web Braille books, or material, but, that is about all I use it for these days. Crystal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] https sites and Limits of Key Web > Hi Crystal and all. > > I would like to clarify this issue about not being able to use https sites > that are secure. I believe these pages use SSL (Secure Socket Layer). > > Are some versions of this unaccessible, or are all secure sites > unaccessible? > > The pulsedatasite has a description of the web browser part of the keysoft > which reads as follows: > > With KeyWeb software browsing the web is easy! Now you can: > List of 8 items > . Use a search engine quickly and easily > . Carry out research > . Do your online banking > . Shop 'til you drop > . Download books and other files too > . Shortcut to your favorite sites > . Save pages offline so you can read them later > . .and much, much more. > list end > > I would never advise anyone to shop on a site does not offer shopping within > a secure environment where data you send is encrypted. > I would certainly not advise banking on any site without security and I > would be supprised if any banking sites like this actually exist. > > I would therefore say that if all secure sites are no go, then PD's wording > is at least misleading and really it is downright wrong. You can't really > shop or bank! > > Clarification would be really helpful here. > > Cheers > > Graham > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Crystal French" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] https sites and Limits of Key Web > > > Hi Terrie, > Unfortunately, one of the limitations of Key Web is that secure web sites > are not available. > > As far as I can determine, this is because of the IE 4 version that is being > used. > > The only workaround I know is to use a PC for these web pages. > > Crystal > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
