I checked again... I get it on the buy process on instantssl.com as well as on your site (secure.planet-nic.com).
None of the cross-certificates appear in my browser (i.e., it looks like a self-signed certificate). I still don't have a satisfying explanation for this...The investigation continues.....I'll let you know if I discover anything... Regards DG > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Petersen > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Low cost web certs from InstantSSL... > > > Boy, that really strange. Considering that it's a minor revision of 5.50 > that you get the error on. > And even stranger considering that it's a version in the middle of the > bunch! > Were you hitting my URL to test that? Or were you at the comodo site? > Thanks, > -Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darryl Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mark Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jeff Breitner" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 3:36 PM > Subject: RE: Low cost web certs from InstantSSL... > > > > Very interesting.... > > > > Did some checking around here and oddly I received the 'CA not > recognized' > > on one late-model version of the IE browser. I can't explain > this so will > > have to keep investigating (the data is below so feel free to > hypothesize). > > > > Also of note, we have been listening to you with respect to our > certificate > > offering and are planning to soon be making some changes to our offering > in > > response (more dramatic changes than in the past)....we learn. > > > > Browser Data > > IE 6.0.2600.0000 -- no error > > IE 5.00.2919.6307 -- no error > > IE 5.50.4807.2300 -- no error > > IE 5.50.4134.0600IS -- CA not recognized error > > > > ________________________________ > > Darryl Green > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tucows Inc. > > Phone:(416)-538-5461 > > Toll Free: (800)-371-6992 x1341 > > Fax: (416)-531-5584 > > 96 Mowat Avenue > > Toronto Ontario > > M6K 3M1 > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Petersen > > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 2:59 AM > > > To: Jeff Breitner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Low cost web certs from InstantSSL... > > > > > > > > > It seems fine so far. > > > I've tested mine on IE 4+, Netscape 4.07+, Opera 6, and Konquerer > > > (whatever > > > version ships with RedHat 7.2). > > > I haven't run into any trouble yet, so If you're not worried > about a bit > > > more hassle installing, and *absolute* > > > downward browser compatibility, they seem to look ok. Although, as I > said > > > earlier, I've only had mine for about a week or so. > > > -Mark > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jeff Breitner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:22 PM > > > Subject: RE: Low cost web certs from InstantSSL... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They're cheap probably because of the catch-22 of the root > certificate. > > > > > > > > Hopefully, they are part of <insert browser author here>'s > certificate > > > > update program and have their > > > > CA info in current browsers. But that doesn't help for many users > with > > > > older browsers that have no concept of why their browser > whines about > > > > the certificate on a particular site issued by these people. > > > > > > > > I really wish there were easier ways to deal with this problem. > Thawte > > > > has been infected by the Verisign's business model, and competing > > > > certificate vendors would be very nice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Michael L. > Barrow > > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:51 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Low cost web certs from InstantSSL... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some time ago, there was a thread about low cost web certs. > > > > > Recently, I've become aware of an outfit InstantSSL > > > > > (http://www.instantssl.com) selling certs for > $49/year or > > > > > $99/year with $10K of "warranty". > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any advice about these folks? I don't > > > > > understand why they're so inexpensive!!! > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Michael L. Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > P: 805-566-0885 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
