[PLUG] Firefox or security problems

[wes]

On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 8:42 PM John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:13:15 -0700
> wes <plug at the-wes.com> dijo:
>
> >The "problem loading page" usually has more info on it, or a "Details"
> >button or link. Yours has none of this?
>
> Ah, I didn't wait long enough. Eventually the page displays an error
> message. Here is one of them:
>
>         Corrupted Content Error
>         The site at https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en#inbox has
>         experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be
>         repaired.
>         The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an
>         error in the data transmission was detected.
>         Please contact the website owners to inform them of this
>         problem.
>
>
iiiiiiiinteresting.....


> Here is the error for pdxlinux.org:
>
>         The address wasn’t understood
>         Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of
>         the following protocols (htttp) isn’t associated with any
>         program or is not allowed in this context.
>         You might need to install other software to open this
>         address.
>

I think this one was a typo, an extra T in the http section. I'd be
interested to see if you get the same message on an unencrypted page...


>>http://69.168.62.104/  is a good test.
>Firefox can't go to http://69.168.62.104/. I hope that is a clue.

Again, what happens when you try to go there?

-wes