Hi Scott,

As far as I am aware, Netscape will only install a certificate in the CA store
if it has a specific extension, if I remember correctly it's something like
file.x509.crt or similar.

I'll search around for some more info. for you...

Scott Drumm wrote:

> The Setup:  I created a new CA certificate signed by root on my Linux box
> and exported as a DER for the purpose of configuring SSL encrypted POP3
> services from a RedHat v7.2 Server to Win9x workstations.
>
> The Problem:  Installation of the CA certificate into IE 5.0 was painless,
> and allowed MS-Outlook Express to retrieve POP3 mail over the SSL link w/o
> problems.  Installation of the CA certificate into NetScape v6.2 appeared to
> work (requisite dialog boxes opened up) but the certificate is not showing
> up in the Certificate Manager and all SSL connections to the POP3 server
> from NetScape fail to connect.
>
> Any ideas?  My installation technique consisted of a one-liner html file
> that pointed the browser at the CA certificate.  I have the NSS certutils
> available; however, they shouldn't be necessary for this application, right?
>
> Thanks for the assist.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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