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   Leonidas Jones to gargoyle   
   Re: Problem with "Certificate" on websit   
   25 Dec 05 06:36:55   
   
   From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   gargoyle wrote:   
   > I'm using NS 7.2, and I've suddenly encountered a problem accessing my   
   > work site (JCPenney).  When I get on to the site and then click on the   
   > associate menu, I get this:   
   >   
   > "jcpenney.com is a site that uses a security certificate   
   > to encrypt data during transmission, but its certificate expired on   
   > 12/23/05 3:59 PM.   
   >   
   > You should check to make sure your computer's time (currently set to   
   > Saturday, December24, 2005 21:11:07) is correct.   
   >   
   > Would you like to continue anyway?"   
   >   
   > I click OK, and then get this:   
   >   
   > "Network Error (ssl_domain_invalid)   
   >   
   > Your request contacted a host which presented a certificate with a   
   > Common Name that did not match the domain requested.   
   > This is typically caused by a Web Site presenting an incorrect or   
   > invalid certificate, but could be because of a configuration error."   
   >   
   > So I checked out the Help section on certificates, but there's nothing   
   > there that I can "fix".  I clicked on "View Certificate", but that   
   > does no good either.  Does anyone have an idea if this a problem on MY   
   > end, or on JCPenney's end?  I can't access the associate menu with   
   > either NS 7.2, or my old IE dinosaur version.  (And of course they are   
   > closed tomorrow for Xmas, so I have no way to check my schedule for   
   > next week!)   
   >   
   > Thanks for any help!   
      
   This has been happening a lot recently, as NS 7.2 begins to show its age   
   and lack of support. The easiest answer is to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.12,   
   which can deal with updated certs.   
      
   Lee   
      
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