Scott Drumm wrote: > > > Am I correct in believing there was no http server involved? > > You simply used a file:/// URL to read the cert file?? > > Correct. There was no web server active, just pointed Mozilla at the file > and loaded it. > > > What version of windows are you using? > > Win98 SE > > > Finally, does the CA cert show up in N6's cert manager under "web sites" > ?? > > Nope.
OK, I believe the following steps will enable you to import a CA cert into your browser, and will not mess up any windows 9x software. The instructions below will say N6, but should work for mozilla too. I don't recommend this on any newer version of Windows than Win98 SE. What we're going to do is define a new file name extension (namely .cacert) in N6 and associate it with the MIME content type application/x-x509-ca-cert. There are numerous different ways to try to do this, including - using N6 preferences for "helper applications" - using Windows Explorer's "Folder options" window (not an option in Win2K and later versions because they don't let you edit MIME content types) - using Netscape Communicator 4.x's preferences for helper applications - using regedit (ick!) We'll try using n6 preferences first. Once that's done, you just change the file name extension of the file with your CA cert to .cacert and access with your browser's file: URL, and it will (er, should) import into the browser. The following steps should do this. 1. In N6, bring up the preferences window. 2. Under the "Navigator" preferences, you'll find "Helper Applications". Click on that. 3. Click the "New Type" button. 4.1. In the "New Type" box, enter the following values: Description of Type: CA Certificate File extension: .cacert MIME type application/x-x509-ca-cert 4.2. Click the "Choose" button, and a "Choose Application Helper" dialog box (which looks strangely like a "File Open" dialog box) will appear. Find the executable for your browser, click it, and click the "Open" button. 4.3 The pathname of your browser will now appear in the "Application to Use" box in the "New Type" dialog. Edit it. Put Quote marks around it (if they're not already there) and add "%1" (with the quotes) onto the end, so it looks something like this: "C:\Program Files\...\netscp6.exe" "%1" 4.3 Click OK to dismiss the "New Type" box. 5. Rename your cert file to end in .cacert 6. use the file:/// URL to open the .cacert file, and 7. Tell us if that does it for you (or not). If that doesn't do it, we'll try one of the other means noted above. :-) What should happen is that when you try the file URL, you should get a new "Downloading Certificate" dialog from the browser that begins with the words "You have been asked to trust a new Certificate Authority (CA)." You should check one or more of the check boxes, and click OK. If something else happens, let us know. -- Nelson Bolyard Disclaimer: I speak for myself, not for Netscape
