Hi Matt, Thanks for the info on OS X. I'm surprised I haven't heard from customers on that, but perhaps they're all on newer versions.
Darin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: SSL Cert's Darin, It's a steal :) The primary issue with GoDaddy certs deals with Mac's. GoDaddy has no support prior to OS X 10.3.4 (they are currently on 10.4.x). There's a lot of Mac's that will not be able to make use of GoDaddy certs properly (warning). I would not use GoDaddy certs for ecommerce for that reason. There are some other more minor shortcomings for GoDaddy as well, however GoDaddy supports mobile browsers whereas GeoTrust has chosen not to support them with their cheaper certs (RapidSSL). You would be best off using GeoTrust branded certs if mobile apps are necessary for your use. GoDaddy is also chained, and only newer Web servers will support them (SSL v3 support required). I would personally write off GoDaddy for at least two more years in order for old software to become less common except for private/limited use. The fact that RapidSSL is cheaper through Servertastic makes it a no-brainier for me. I also don't really care for customers ordering these on their own, and I include my labor in the price that I pass on to my customers instead of having them purchase one elsewhere and require me to hold their hands through the process. Matt Darin Cox wrote: Well.. $10-$13.95/yr. That's quite a deal. We have not had any trouble at all with the GoDaddy intermediate cert, and it is a one-time installation, but it sounds like RapidSSL is cheaper, turns them around just as fast, and has the advantage of the root cert so no need to install the intermediate cert. Darin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: SSL Cert's Anthony, RapidSSL is owned by GeoTrust and uses their root so it is recognized with every browser that GeoTrust is. GoDaddy's certs do not have the same browser coverage as GeoTrust/RapidSSL, and it therefore they aren't as good as they look. To boot, a place called ServerTastic has unbelievable prices on the certs. Just buy your credits from them: http://www.servertastic.com/store/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1&P_ID=222 Domains that aren't flagged by their anti-fraud measures (things like "bank" or "finance" in the domain name) take about 3 minutes from start to finish if you have everything in front of you. Matt Anthony Polselli wrote: Someone here mentioned RapidSSL.com for SSL cert's, they are a lot cheaper then Verisign. But in searching the net, godaddy.com has one for $19.99 per year, and another for $89.99 per year. Has anyone used RapidSSL or GoDaddy and had good luck? Any problems with using them? What do others use? Thanks, Anthony Polselli Matrix Information Systems, Inc. Phone: (858) 202-0300
