On 04/13/2014 06:16 PM, Paul wrote:
> WaltS48 wrote:
>> On 04/13/2014 11:13 AM, Paul wrote:

<snip>

>>> Yahoo redid their Certificate due to the Heartbleed bug.
>>> You can either use non ssl mail or get their new certificate.
>>
>> How may one get that new certificate?

You get the cert when accessing the server via SSL/TLS.

> I misspoke. 

Indeed.

> We users don't get the actual certificate, we just access
> and confirm the website that uses it.

Then how do you think your browser can verify the cert if you don't get it?

> In the past I have had to rename
> cert8.db in the Windows Mozilla folder, start SM and then go to the
> website in question.
> A new cert8.db was created using the latest certificate info which
> solved the problem.

That is the troubleshooting procedure in case your certificate store got
corrupted. There is no point deleting cert8.db in order to get a new
cert from Yahoo.

-- 
Christian
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