Thank you
> From: Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:26:38 +0000 (GMT) > To: Michele Marcionelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Loren Engrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RMacHelp > <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Bioconductor Security Certificate > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Michele Marcionelli wrote: > >> The official URL for the Seminar for Statistics (at the ETH Zurich) is >> >> http://stat.ethz.ch >> >> and not http://www.stat.math.ethz.ch, wich is just an alias; so the SSL >> Certificate belongs to the main address "stat.ethz.ch". >> >> I just checked on http://www.bioconductor.org/docs/mailList.html an saw that >> the link points to https://stat.ethz.ch/... which is correct. Did someone >> already update it? > > Yes, I arranged for it to be updated by their webmaster. Thank you for > looking into it. > >> >> Kind regards, >> Michele Marcionelli >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> >> >> -- >> ETH Zürich >> Michele Marcionelli >> IT Support Gruppe D-MATH >> HG G 18 >> Rämistrasse 101 >> CH?8092 Zürich >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.math.ethz.ch/~michele >> >> +41 44 632 6193 Telefon >> +41 44 632 1404 Fax >> >> >> On 28.11.2007, at 20:09, Loren Engrav wrote: >> >>> It is true as James MacDonald indicated that a spoof of Bio is unlikely so >>> I >>> have been just ignoring the warning >>> >>> And there are other work arounds, like telling computer to "always trust" >>> or >>> grabbing the offered certificate and installing it in the keychain >>> >>> On the other hand, ignoring security warnings is generally not a good idea >>> and if the fix is easy, why not fix it and avoid the work arounds >>> >>> And then a security certificate that everyone ignores is not "security" >>> >>> The certificate indicates email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] so I >>> included same in thread >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Loren Engrav >>> Univ Washington >>> Seattle, WA USA >>> >>>> From: Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:06:52 +0000 (GMT) >>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Cc: Loren Engrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RMacHelp >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Bioconductor Security Certificate >>>> >>>> It would be better for the base URLs to match. The R-help address is >>>> e.g.. >>>> >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>> >>>> If BioC linked to https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor >>>> (which works) this particular warning would not appear. (If I could find >>>> a webmaster address for BioC I would report it.) >>>> >>>> (The certificate is not on Bioconductor nor on R's computers, but an >>>> ETHZ.. >>>> There have been suggestions to buy a commercial certificate for use on the >>>> R project's mailing list and svn servers hosted by ETHZ, but AFAIK they >>>> have all fizzled out.) >>>> >>>> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> >>>>> the ssl certificate on the archives at stat.math.ethz.ch is a >>>>> privately-generated certificate. that doesn't mean that there's anything >>>>> wrong with it, just that it isn't something that is "trusted" by the >>>>> keychains that come preloaded with your browser. >>>>> >>>>> --elijah >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Loren Engrav wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:00:10 -0800 >>>>>> From: Loren Engrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: RMacHelp <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Bioconductor Security Certificate >>>>>> >>>>>> Strange >>>>>> >>>>>> Same thing happens on my kids Windows computer >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess I do not understand as I do several secure websites per day and >>>>>> do >>>>>> not see this message >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought a certificate on my computer checks the certificate on the >>>>>> sending >>>>>> computer, if they match, page passes, if they do not match, message >>>>>> comes >>>>>> up >>>>>> indicating potential trouble, so to go to a secure page I must install >>>>>> the >>>>>> proper certificate, but I have no certificate for Bio nor can I find one >>>>>> >>>>>> So I asked <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> what to do... >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> >>>>>> Loren Engrav >>>>>> Univ Wash >>>>>> Seattle >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Sean Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:21:52 -0500 >>>>>>> To: Loren Engrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> Cc: RMacHelp <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Bioconductor Security Certificate >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 27, 2007 6:04 PM, Loren Engrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> Am >>>>>>> using MacOS 10.4.11 and Safari 3.0.4 >>>>>>> but same happens with Firefox >>>>>>> 2.0.0.9 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I go to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://www.bioconductor.org/docs/mailList.html> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And click on ©øweb >>>>>>> interface©÷ at the line "Subscribe to or browse this list >>>>>>> through the web >>>>>>> interface." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I get the message >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You have attempted to establish a >>>>>>> connection with "'www.stat.math.ethz.ch". >>>>>>> However, the security >>>>>>> >>>>>>> certificate presented belongs to "stat.ethz.ch". It is possible, though >>>>>>> >>>>>>> unlikely, that someone may be trying to intercept your communication >>>>>>> with> >>>>>>> this web site. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you suspect the certificate shown does not belong to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "www.stat.math.ethz.ch" please cancel the connection and notify the >>>>>>> site >>>>>>> >>>>>>> administrator. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How do I fix this? >>>>>> >>>>>> This is normal with a connection to a >>>>>> secure website. Bioconductor >>>>>> does not maintain the website at >>>>>> stat.ethz.ch. >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried to find a Bioconductor web >>>>>>> administrator and failed >>>>>> >>>>>> This is not a problem and is not a bioconductor >>>>>> problem. All web >>>>>> browsers on all systems should behave something like >>>>>> this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sean >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ >>>> University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) >>>> 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) >>>> Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 >> > > -- > Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ > University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) > 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) > Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
