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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Website Certs Will Soon Last Only 47 Days
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 21:33:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:39:56 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:06:58 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:
>> 
>>> Plus include the fact that google and friends are trying to block
>>> 'http' (no s) static sites, seems it is a continuation of a war on
>>> General Computing.
>> 
>> I don’t know why you think general-purpose computers are incapable of
>> secure communication through the Internet. Where do you think such
>> secure communication got invented?
> 
> Of course they can connect right now, but as time goes on I am sure at
> some point, general purpose computers will start being blocked.

I wonder how you think those sites are going to detect that your secure 
connection is coming from a “general-purpose computer”, and block it.