I must have missed that part. I was just responding to the point about the notice and if it's true what they say. I'd imagine someone emailing you notifying you of anything too often, would be construed as harassment though, no matter what the topic is. I would assume this isn't an intentional thing, since we get notifications about various things and I don't see these come over once each. And, I'd expect them to notify you of a forthcoming expiration, but certainly not in that frequency. I'd contact them about it (the frequency and amount of emails). -- Regards, Tim Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Server administration, security, programming, consulting.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Killion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Tim Greer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:47 AM Subject: RE: Harassment by SSL Provider? > That may be correct, Tim, but does it justify 2-3 emails a day to > multiple people within his organization? Seems a bit overzealous to me. > > Doesn't sound like they put a lot of 'thawte' into it. ;) > > Dave Killion > Senior Security Engineer > NetScreen Security Group, NetScreen Technologies, Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Greer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Harassment by SSL Provider? > > > Their notice is true and accurate. > -- > Regards, > Tim Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Server administration, security, programming, consulting. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:00 AM > Subject: Harassment by SSL Provider? > > > > I received this mail below, and call me paranoid, but I think > > this may be a ploy by Thawte to generate additional business. > > > > The certificate in question runs out soon, and I have been > > constantly harassed by them into applying for a new one for > > the past 3 months. I mean, harassed, I even had my CIO > > receiving 1 or 2 emails per day warning him too. > > > > Does anyone else have any similar experiences? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Regards > > > > > > James McGee CISSP > > Information Security Consultant > > Zurich International Solutions > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tel:+44 1624 691025 > > Mob:+44 7624 433356 > > Fax:+44 1624 691580 > > ----- Forwarded by James McGee/ZFSIL/IsleOfMan/Zurich on > > 17/07/2003 12:52 ----- > > "Bo Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 17/07/2003 12:17 > > To > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc > > > > Subject > > Please read this important information about your Thawte > > certificate > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Customer, > > > > Thawte's digital certificate issuance system assigns a serial > > number to each Thawte certificate that is issued. Recently, > > we discovered it was possible for the system to assign the > > same serial number to more than one Thawte certificate. > > Because we take all such matters very seriously, we > > immediately resolved the problem, and do not expect it to be > > an issue going forward. > > > > However, we have learned that you are among the customers > > whose Thawte certificates contain a serial number associated > > with another certificate. It is important to note that your > > certificate's security functionality has not been compromised > > in any way. It still fully authenticates your specified > > entity and provides complete encryption. Similarly, the > > certificate validity status shown on the certificate itself > > (which can be accessed by double-clicking on the lock icon), > > as well as on the Thawte Site Seal, is absolutely correct and > > also unaffected. > > > > There is a minor related issue that may require some action > > on your part. Essentially, it is possible for your > > certificate to be incorrectly listed as "revoked" on Thawte's > > Certificate Revocation List (CRL). While this does not > > affect the secure operation of your certificate, it > > nonetheless needs to be corrected so that your customers > > always know your certificate is valid and in good standing in > > every possible scenario. > > > > Your customers are not likely to see any impact from the > > above mentioned CRL scenario, since current browser versions > > do not automatically validate the CRL by default. However, > > we strongly recommend you obtain a reissued certificate to > > completely eliminate any possibility now and for the future, > > where automatic validation may occur by default in future > > browser versions. > > > > As your certificate will be expiring within the next 2 > > months, you may find it more convenient to renew early, > > instead of getting a reissued certificate when you will have > > to renew again in two months time. This renewed certificate > > will have a new, unique serial number. Please go to > > www.thawte.com/renew.html to renew now and any additional > > time still available on your old certificate will be added to > > your renewed certificate. > > > > If you would like to know the status of your Thawte > > certificate, please go to > > https://www.thawte.com/cgi/server/checkDuplicateSerials.exe > > with your certificate order number and follow the > > instructions. > > > > If you would like more information, please go to > > http://www.thawte.com/serial_faq.html > > to view our Frequently Asked Questions or you can contact us > > via: > > > > * email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * log a ticket on > > https://www.thawte.com/cgi/support/contents.exe > > * chat - click on the link at > > http://www.thawte.com/html/SUPPORT/popups/contactsSUPPORT.html > > > > For additional questions or concerns, you can contact us via > > email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have > > caused you. You can be assured that Thawte is dedicated to > > providing premium online digital certificates and we truly > > value your continued patronage. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > > > Bo Wilson > > Managing Director, Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > - > > Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top > analysts! > > The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, > > while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. > > > > Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access > in > > about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. > > > > Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > -- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top > analysts! > The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, > while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. > > Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access > in > about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. > > Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! 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