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Old 02-27-2008, 09:20 PM
Robert Aldwinckle
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Re: IE7 in windows vista won't display some secure web sites

"Lauralrk" <Lauralrk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I can't display https://webmail.freeshell.org. I get an error message saying
> "Internet explorer cannot display the webpage". This website has a
> self-signed security certificate, as I found out when I went to it with the
> lynx browser in Unix shell, which displayed it fine.
> Also when I log in to this group I get the same error message. But it logs
> me in.
> I tried things like turning on SSP and TLS, ran Windows Defender on my
> computer to see if I have viruses, etc.


> What's going on?
> Laura


Do you have a proxy? A proxy could cause symptoms like this.
E.g. it happens when I insert Fiddler2 between IE and the server.

Oh. I see the same symptom, even without Fiddler.
So, it's as you say, the certificate isn't trusted.
Then you will just have to keep clicking on
Continue to this website (not recommended)
whenever you get it.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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Old 02-27-2008, 09:20 PM