Rick thank you for a technical response. Since you said "The SSL certificate for the site was issued 3/12/2018, so that's what caused the issue, not some update to DX4WIN." What was / is different from other updates for V9, that worked before this SSL certificate of 3/12/2018? Sorry for the BW, but just curious.
thank you.. /w1zz ed <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Rick Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not antivirus - I copied DX4WIN 9.0.4.1176 on a Windows XP system I > use for TQSL testing and got the same error: > System error : The host name in the certificate is invalid or does not > match > > I dug into this as penance for giving an incorrect answer earlier. > > The issue is Windows XP - the SSL certificate for DX4WIN is signed with > the SHA256 algorithm, which Windows XP does not support. > Try opening Internet Explorer and using that to download the .INF file and > you'll get the same error. You can download the file using Firefox because > Firefox has it's own built-in cryptographic libraries that aren't stuck in > 2010. > > The SSL certificate for the site was issued 3/12/2018, so that's what > caused the issue, not some update to DX4WIN. You can not get website > certificates that work with Windows XP's crypto libraries because most > browsers will reject those certificates. You can't run anything new than IE > 8 on Windows XP, so there's no upgrade available for you. > > There's not a lot of choices here. > First, DX4WIN could change their website to not automatically redirect > http://dx4win.com/ to https://dx4win.com/ - that would allow the updates > to work at the cost of compromising the security of everyone not running > Windows XP. > > Second, DX4WIN could change how it's downloading - using something like > cURL to do the downloads (that's what a do for TQSL so Windows 2000 and > Windows XP can work) rather than the built-in Windows libraries. > > Probably the only simple fix is turning https off, which is horrible. > Everyone not running XP being held hostage to the XP systems. > > There's nothing that you can do to correct this on your end other than an > upgrade to a supported OS. > 73, > -Rick > > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:21 PM, W1ZZ via DX4WIN <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> XP is not the problem as the v9 updater worked before several times. And >> I can get to the .inf file opened with Firefox >> >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone >> >> >> On Friday, March 30, 2018, 10:07 PM, R.T.Liddy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Maybe if we could get the previous version of the Data Updaterthat DID >> run, then we could continue with our XP systems?Otherwise, we'll have to >> buy new computers merely to run ourLogging Program? That doesn't seem >> practical/sensible.Everything worked fine on 1/31, which was the last timeI >> used the Data Updater. How can we go back to that? >> Bob K8BL >> >> From: Ed Stratton <[email protected]> >> To: R.T.Liddy <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Jim Reisert AD1C < >> [email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 9:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run >> >> All I have the same problem now too. I have used the ver 9 updater >> before, and it worked ok. ""Help and Check for Updates"" >> >> What operating system? My computer runs XP professional, Ver 2002, SP3 >> >> Have you tried rebooting your computer? YES, >> >> What happens if you try to open this URL in your browser: THIS FILE >> OPENS UP OK., even while running AVG Antivirus. >> >> http://www.dx4win.com/files/ updatesv9/update.INF >> >> ............. >> >> [update] >> unconditional=1 >> descr=My update description >> [files] >> count=15 >> [file1] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/custawds.txt >> localversion=custawds.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Custom Awards Database >> newchecksum=-1437156677 >> filesize=13897301 >> [file2] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/awdmap.txt >> localversion=awdmap.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Maps old Custom Awards to New Awards >> newchecksum=-993615836 >> filesize=15762 >> [file3] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/islands.txt >> localversion=islands.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=IOTA Island names >> newchecksum=989685161 >> filesize=324070 >> [file4] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/prf2iota.txt >> localversion=prf2iota.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=IOTAs by prefix >> newchecksum=-424668373 >> filesize=12091 >> [file5] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/clusters.txt >> localversion=clusters.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=List of DX Clusters >> newchecksum=1262121802 >> filesize=27383 >> [file6] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/mstrcals.dat >> localversion=mstrcals.dat >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Master List of Callsigns >> newchecksum=-1638384776 >> filesize=1056379 >> [file7] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/members.dat >> localversion=members.dat >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Various Membership Lists for Packet >> newchecksum=-1390689521 >> filesize=1500283 >> [file8] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/wpxdeltd.txt >> localversion=wpxdeltd.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=List of deleted WPX prefixes >> newchecksum=124082783 >> filesize=8403 >> [file9] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/Dx4win.exe_NEW >> localversion=Dx4win.exe >> targetdir={app} >> descr=DX4WIN Executable >> newchecksum=-997195574 >> filesize=4224000 >> [file10] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/calendar.dat >> localversion=calendar.dat >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Current Calendar >> newchecksum=-569660261 >> filesize=7508 >> [file11] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/ignsufs.txt >> localversion=ignsufs.txt >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=List of ignored suffixes >> newchecksum=-723677348 >> filesize=1224 >> [file12] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/country.dat >> localversion=country.dat >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Country Database >> newchecksum=-1530132890 >> filesize=4554975 >> [file13] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/Dx4win.chm >> localversion=Dx4win.chm >> targetdir={app} >> descr=Help file >> newchecksum=634149896 >> filesize=2185888 >> [file14] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/HelpFile.pdf >> localversion=HelpFile.pdf >> targetdir={app}\docs >> descr=Help file as pdf >> newchecksum=-129400814 >> filesize=4573593 >> [file15] >> url=http://www.dx4win.com/files/updatesv9/impexpflt.dat >> localversion=impexpflt.dat >> targetdir={app}\save >> descr=Import Export filters >> newchecksum=1898483095 >> filesize=42408 >> [application] >> appupdate=1 >> appname=dx4win.exe >> silentrestart=1 >> appcomps=Dx4win.exe_NEW >> .................................... >> >> >> What can I try now? >> >> W1ZZ >> >> Ed >> >> >> | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 1:53 AM, R.T.Liddy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've been out of town since 2/1/18. When I got home today, I tried to >> runDX4WIN Updater. It appeared to update itself to a new version. >> Then, when I tried to run it, it said Version 9.0.4.1176 is not supported >> bythe Updater. It recommended I go to Help and Check for Updates to >> myDX4WIN. But, I got the following message:====================== >> ============================ >> Start update : Non threaded update ---------------------------OS version >> : Windows XPIE version : 8.0000Compiler : D7Installed IDEs : Start >> WebUpdate process with version : 2.4.1.0Checking for Internet >> connectionFound open Internet connectionDownload : >> http://www.dx4win.com/files/ updatesv9/update.INFSystem error : The host >> name in the certificate is invalid or does not match >> Closed Internet connectionClosed Internet connection==================== >> ============================== == >> Updater won't run and Check For Updates also can't update. >> HELP!!! >> TNX/73, Bob K8BL >> >> ______________________________ >> ______________________________ __ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/ mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq. htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> -- >> 73's Ed >> W1ZZ >> [email protected] >> http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > > > -- > Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA > -- 73's Ed W1ZZ [email protected] http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
