And controlling the server you can control where those emails get delivered 
There are already MX records, though, which I believe would override the A record in mail delivery.
Correct... unless those MX servers die or become unreachable.
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There are already MX records, though, which I believe would override the A record in mail delivery.
Correct... unless those MX servers die or become unreachable.
And controlling the server you can control where those emails get delivered
There are already MX records, though, which I believe would override the A record in mail delivery.
Unfortunately, it must be [email protected], the email registered in 'whois' for bitcoin.org.
Startcom also lets you use [email protected].
And controlling the server you can control where those emails get delivered
Unfortunately, it must be [email protected], the email registered in 'whois' for bitcoin.org.
Startcom also lets you use [email protected].
If Satoshi removed the MX records for the domain, Sirius could receive mail for bitcoin.org. That would probably be the easiest solution.
Unfortunately, it must be [email protected], the email registered in 'whois' for bitcoin.org.
If Satoshi removed the MX records for the domain, Sirius could receive mail for bitcoin.org. That would probably be the easiest solution.
Can this please be addressed?
A site about a currency shouldn't have an amateur self-signed SSL certificate. It reeks fishy to new users.
A site about a currency shouldn't have an amateur self-signed SSL certificate. It reeks fishy to new users.
We need satoshi to (a) acknowledge a single email, or (b) transfer bitcoin.org to Gavin or elsewhere.
Otherwise SSL is a non-starter.
Otherwise SSL is a non-starter.
For info I got the ssl for the wiki (bitcoin.it) from startssl 
I would recommend startssl for bitcoin.org too.
I would recommend startssl for bitcoin.org too.
kind of ironic, isn't it?
any of you able to access https://auth.startssl.com/ ?
Satoshi, if you are around could you please install a real certificate for https for bitcoin.org, or allow domain rights to someone who will help out in that regard?
Thanks!
-r
Thanks!
-r
+1
A system like bitcoin which is based on strong cryptography cannot afford not having a certificate accepted by most browsers.
A system like bitcoin which is based on strong cryptography cannot afford not having a certificate accepted by most browsers.
Too bad this suggestion falls on deaf ears. You'll soon hear that "nobody" uses HTTPS to connect to bitcoin.org anyway. It's almost May, I started this thread in January and have brought it up about half a dozen times.
+1
A system like bitcoin which is based on strong cryptography cannot afford not having a certificate accepted by most browsers.
A system like bitcoin which is based on strong cryptography cannot afford not having a certificate accepted by most browsers.
I don't have a problem with the self signing so much, but it would be nice if I could upload a Bitcoin CA certificate to my browser or use a signed Bitcoin gpg key for monkeysphere. Does anyone know if these exist?
Satoshi owns the domain so this is up to him.
but is best a strong self certificate than a free a insecure 128/256 bits certificate. the strong cetificate are 4096 bit and more.
This is nonsense - the free certificate is secure. 128/256 bits refers to the cipher (such as RC4) used on SSL and has nothing to do with the certificate itself. The last certificate I got from StartSSL was for a 2048 bit key.
Standard procedure for generating SSL certs, they give you a certificate for YOUR key. You decide the key size, not them.
You generate the key yourself (web server software can do this), give them the CSR (certificate signing request - which is a bunch of base64-encoded gibberish that contains only the public key), and they produce the certificate from that.
In requesting the certificate, the private key you generate is never divulged (it is never sent to the certificate authority or anyone else) and that is how you know it's secure, free or not.
but is best a strong self certificate than a free a insecure 128/256 bits certificate. the strong cetificate are 4096 bit and more.
+1 really disconcerting for new users
when anyone could just go to Startcom.org and get a SSL certificate recognized by all popular browsers for free?
startssl.com
startssl.com
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