GNU bug report logs - #23948
Expired Certificate on gnu.org

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From: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Expired Certificate on gnu.org
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:37:38 -0400

Hi,

I was browsing the site at this page 
(https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/history.html), and I found that 
clicking any of the links caused my browser to show the following error:

"lists.gnu.org uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate 
expired on July-11-16 11:02 AM. The current time is July-11-16 1:33 PM. 
Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE"

Thanks.

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Message #8 received at 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
To: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
Cc: 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23948: Expired Certificate on gnu.org
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:46:44 +0800

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Hi,

Hi Cheryl,

> I was browsing the site at this page
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/history.html), and I found that clicking
> any of the links caused my browser to show the following error:
>
> "lists.gnu.org uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired
> on July-11-16 11:02 AM. The current time is July-11-16 1:33 PM. Error code:
> SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE"

Are you using extensions like HTTPS Everywhere? I do not see the
certificate date error because the links on this page are not encrypted
by SSL/TLS.

Anyway, the certificate does seem to have a problem. Can you report it
to webmasters <at> gnu.org? Thank you.

Message #11 received at 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
To: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23948: Expired Certificate on gnu.org
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:58:49 -0400

Hi,

I was using the HTTPS Everywhere extension in Firefox when I encountered 
the issue. However, I disabled it and tried again before I reported the 
problem, because it has been known to occasionally cause issues on 
sites. :-)

Just now I tried it in IE 11, no problem there. IE does not insist on 
using HTTPS for lists.gnu.org. Maybe a Firefox issue?

I will report the certificate issue to the webmaster.

  Cheryl

On 11/07/2016 6:46 PM, Xue Fuqiao wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> Hi,
> Hi Cheryl,
>
>> I was browsing the site at this page
>> (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/history.html), and I found that clicking
>> any of the links caused my browser to show the following error:
>>
>> "lists.gnu.org uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired
>> on July-11-16 11:02 AM. The current time is July-11-16 1:33 PM. Error code:
>> SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE"
> Are you using extensions like HTTPS Everywhere? I do not see the
> certificate date error because the links on this page are not encrypted
> by SSL/TLS.
>
> Anyway, the certificate does seem to have a problem. Can you report it
> to webmasters <at> gnu.org? Thank you.

Message #16 received at 23948-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
Cc: 23948-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23948: Expired Certificate on gnu.org
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 07:33:52 +0300

> From: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:37:38 -0400
> 
> I was browsing the site at this page 
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/history.html), and I found that 
> clicking any of the links caused my browser to show the following error:
> 
> "lists.gnu.org uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate 
> expired on July-11-16 11:02 AM. The current time is July-11-16 1:33 PM. 
> Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE"

We cannot do anything about this except report it.  (Which was already
done.)

Message #19 received at 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Cheryl Wheeler <c_wheeler_2002 <at> yahoo.ca>
Cc: 23948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23948: Expired Certificate on gnu.org
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:11:50 -0400

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I forwarded this to sysadmin <at> gnu.org.  Thanks.

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