On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 03:52:40 -0400 "Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 08:19:45PM +0300, Gevisz wrote > > > So, I am using Claws Mail that downloads e-mails from several > > google mail accounts (all are mine :) and about once or twice > > in a month get into the situation when Claws asks me to verify > > and change the google certificates, first in one direction and > > soon after that (usually during the next downloading of my e-mails) > > - in another. > > > > The situation is illustrated by the 2 message screenshots that are > > attached to this e-mail. > > > > The strange thing for me is that, first, the Claws asks me to verify > > and accept a newer certificate complaing that the old one is in some > > aspect "bad", and soon after that it complains about a newer > > certificate and asks me to verify and and accept the older one. > > > > I suspect that it is google that makes something wrong here. > > > > What do you think? > > The same question came up on the local linux user group here in > Toronto. Apparently "pop.gnail.com" is actually 2 servers... > > [d531][waltdnes][~] nslookup pop.gmail.com > Server: 206.248.154.170 > Address: 206.248.154.170#53 > > Non-authoritative answer: > pop.gmail.com canonical name = gmail-pop.l.google.com. > Name: gmail-pop.l.google.com > Address: 173.194.192.108 > Name: gmail-pop.l.google.com > Address: 173.194.192.109 > > The 2 servers probably have different certificates, which is why you > get this behaviour. I suggest going into "apk mode" and putting an > entry into your hosts file <G>, like... > > 173.194.192.108 pop.gmail.com > > This will force your system to always use the same server, and avoid > the re-validation every time you hit the other server from the one you > used the previous time. Thank you for your advice. Added that line to my /etc/hosts file. After that Claws asked to verify the google certificate once again, but I hope that that was the last time this month and that that madness with google certificates finally ends. (Because in the last 2 days this situation repeated at least 20 or more times.)
