On Mar 5, 2014, at 8:26 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > Is there some way to get the http:// or https:// to show? Apparently is > isn't on any of the sites I go to. They start with www.
No site starts with just www. When you put in an address like www.apple.com, your browser adds in http:// or http:// as follows: First, it looks looks in its history for www.apple.com. It connects to the most recent connection, whether it's http:// or https://. This saves it the trouble of doing a DNS lookup for www.apple.com. If www.apple.com isn't in its history, it goes out on the Web and first tries http://www.apple.com. If that fails, it will try https://www.apple.com. Because of this, I suggest you clear the history and cache in your browser. It wouldn't hurt to toss the cookies too. I often put in the https:// before an address because I'd rather have a secure connection all the time. Many sites are defaulting to encrypted (https) connections now, in response to the NSA revelations. Among these are Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook and Google. Apple encrypts iCloud by default, but not their main site.
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