Thank for the tip; I had no idea that could be done. I delete the s from the url and hit return it worked. I wonder what they are using now for cerificates, my browzer is loaded for bear and I still cann't connect.
cheers DS On Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:51:58 -0400 Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> writes: > Hi, > > > On Oct 17, 2022, at 10:43 AM, Dale E Sterner <sunbeam...@juno.com> > wrote: > > > > > > I recently tried to download Freedos 1.3 and had a problem. > > I used XPsp2 ; the download failed with a " unable to complete > > secure transaction". Your download source is too restricted. > > > > > > > > cheers > > DS > > > This is probably a result of Windows XP not supporting the minimum > required protocols to establish a secure connection. Luckily, you > can connect to the official download server without establishing a > secure connect at the same url using just http instead of https. For > example, > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/ > to download one of the releases or interim test builds. > > :-) > > Jerome > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user