Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 11:10 AM, David Kozinn K2DBK wrote: > The only short-term workaround that I can think of would be to host the > actual files on a different website without https and work up a manual > process to download and install. (No Jim, I am not suggesting > son-of-dxupdate-for-XP-on

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

A little digging shows that this is hosted by qth.com. It might be possible to have a single website (dx4win.com) not redirected to https, but A) That's a terrible idea, and B) Sooner or later this is going to become a problem for almost every website, as https is becoming standard for everyone. T

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

Can we XP folks get a path to it that is "non-https" witha caveat that there may be security issues? I would certainlytake whatever risk there might be rather than have my worldturned upside down as described in my earlier sob-story.-- Bob  K8BL From: Rick Murphy To: Jim Reisert AD1C

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:24 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 9:44 AM, Ed Stratton W1ZZ wrote: > > The DX4WIN website was issued a new security certificate on March 12 > that is incompatible with Windows XP. If you try to access the URL: > >https://www.dx4win.com/ > > u

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 9:44 AM, Ed Stratton W1ZZ wrote: > Rick thank you for a technical response. Since you said "The SSL > certificate for the site was issued 3/12/2018, so that's what caused the > issue, not some update to DX4WIN." What was / is different from other > updates for V9, that w

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

Rick, Thanks for the work and bad news!!! ;-) Looks like I'll need to get a new Radio Computer which means I'll need to get a new keying system since mine works off the Printer port and I'll need to install a new Contesting Program since mine uses DOS and I'll need to migrate my files to the new

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

Rick thank you for a technical response. Since you said "The SSL certificate for the site was issued 3/12/2018, so that's what caused the issue, not some update to DX4WIN." What was / is different from other updates for V9, that worked before this SSL certificate of 3/12/2018? Sorry for the BW,

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

It's not antivirus - I copied DX4WIN 9.0.4.1176 on a Windows XP system I use for TQSL testing and got the same error: System error : The host name in the certificate is invalid or does not match I dug into this as penance for giving an incorrect answer earlier. The issue is Windows XP - the SSL c

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

Ed, et al: There must have been an "update" after 2/1 since everything worked FB before then and now it's broken. What now??? Bob K8BL From: Ed Stratton To: W1ZZ Cc: R.T.Liddy ; "DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [D

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

This is not a XP issue, it is a *Paul issue at DX4Win to fix*. If you can open the www URL at listed, then there is nothing wrong with XP. As an aside I can update N1MM+ with no issues. And load new versions of WSJT without any problems. w1zz ed