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Elad

(11,395 posts)
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:45 PM Mar 2017

Expect occasional downtime over the next week or so while we upgrade our security

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the Announcements group).

Over the next few days we will be implementing HTTPS, so that all of our visitors will be able to browse the site securely over an encrypted connection.

There is likely to be occasional downtime as we implement this upgrade, with little-or-no warning ahead of time. Any downtime that does occur is likely to be relatively brief.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make this change.

The DU Admins

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Expect occasional downtime over the next week or so while we upgrade our security (Original Post) Elad Mar 2017 OP
Happy to hear you're doing this. CousinIT Mar 2017 #1
Yup. Lot's other sites have switched. Kudos & thanks to DU for an excellent site. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #16
Google is motivating web sites to do it still_one Mar 2017 #27
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #29
Okey dokey. ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #2
Thanks for doing this, and warning us. elleng Mar 2017 #3
fully supportive of any measure that sticks it to agent boris. unblock Mar 2017 #4
Yes, exactly, thank you. I will probably go crazy during the downtime but security is important!!! anneboleyn Mar 2017 #25
Thanks for the update. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #5
Thank you! You take good care of us. nolabear Mar 2017 #6
Great, best of luck with the upgrades n/t hibbing Mar 2017 #7
That will mean folks may or will need to change their "favorites/bookmarks" to the site I expect. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #8
Should work fine. I think all https sites accept http and convert it to https automatically. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19
They would have to have their host explictly redirect it BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #28
Thank you, CGK Mar 2017 #9
Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #36
Happy to hear this!!! Excellent!!! RKP5637 Mar 2017 #10
Can't you postpone it until the whole Trump bizarro world shakes out -- oh wait... Dorn Mar 2017 #11
You are awesome and your work is greatly appreciated. ffr Mar 2017 #12
Let us put on our heaviest digital armor and sharpen the edge of our mighty sword of intellect. byronius Mar 2017 #13
Thanks for the heads up. DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #14
Very good, thank you! nt elmac Mar 2017 #15
Thank you... TDale313 Mar 2017 #17
Great! I still relive my despair over losing DU the night of the election and the following week. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #18
I have FB friended a couple of Du-ers for just such an event. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #33
me too. mopinko Mar 2017 #46
Hope all goes smoothly. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #20
Oh, beautiful. Doreen Mar 2017 #24
What a great cartoon! It made me laugh out loud! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #44
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #66
Excellent News Me. Mar 2017 #21
Great...just switched to Tor last week. pecosbob Mar 2017 #22
How do I do that? nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #31
https://www.torproject.org/download/download pecosbob Mar 2017 #40
Thanks. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #42
Good. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #23
The more secur the better.. In this climate, I would HATE for DU annabanana Mar 2017 #26
Thanks for the heads up. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #30
Take that edhopper Mar 2017 #32
. dae Mar 2017 #34
OK then malaise Mar 2017 #35
Thanks much! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #37
I'm sure it will all go just as planned. ornotna Mar 2017 #38
Great move! Thank you! DippyDem Mar 2017 #39
Thanks! 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #41
ALRIGHT! Good to keep the web-site most hated by RWers as secure as possible. Bill USA Mar 2017 #43
That's staying on the right side of the blue! Fluke a Snooker Mar 2017 #45
hope this makes it easier for mirt. mopinko Mar 2017 #47
this is why I keep a star membership Skittles Mar 2017 #48
Thanks, Elad! Hekate Mar 2017 #49
I will still be here.. n/t secondwind Mar 2017 #50
Great workinclasszero Mar 2017 #51
I would like to add my thanks. Lifelong Protester Mar 2017 #52
Putin pruf I hope. sellitman Mar 2017 #53
♡Elad ♡ eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #54
Thanks for the heads up, Elad! sueh Apr 2017 #55
No wonder that DU is a first-rate site lillypaddle Apr 2017 #56
But....... BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #57
Thanks for the heads up! blaze Apr 2017 #58
Thanks for the info and the upgrade. IndianaDave Apr 2017 #59
Thank you thank you thank you nt RainCaster Apr 2017 #60
Thanks for doing this, Elad and Skinner steve2470 Apr 2017 #61
Thanks for this... LP2K12 Apr 2017 #62
As always, thank you, Skinner! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #63
Bravo on the new https! defacto7 Apr 2017 #64
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CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
1. Happy to hear you're doing this.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:49 PM
Mar 2017

Thanks!

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
16. Yup. Lot's other sites have switched. Kudos & thanks to DU for an excellent site. . . nt
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:24 PM
Mar 2017

still_one

(91,951 posts)
27. Google is motivating web sites to do it
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:15 PM
Mar 2017

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
29. +1. nt
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:19 PM
Mar 2017

ismnotwasm

(41,919 posts)
2. Okey dokey.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:49 PM
Mar 2017

elleng

(130,134 posts)
3. Thanks for doing this, and warning us.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:49 PM
Mar 2017

unblock

(51,974 posts)
4. fully supportive of any measure that sticks it to agent boris.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:49 PM
Mar 2017

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
25. Yes, exactly, thank you. I will probably go crazy during the downtime but security is important!!!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:03 PM
Mar 2017

sheshe2

(83,336 posts)
5. Thanks for the update.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:52 PM
Mar 2017

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
6. Thank you! You take good care of us.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:55 PM
Mar 2017

hibbing

(10,076 posts)
7. Great, best of luck with the upgrades n/t
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:58 PM
Mar 2017

BumRushDaShow

(127,301 posts)
8. That will mean folks may or will need to change their "favorites/bookmarks" to the site I expect.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:00 PM
Mar 2017

Good luck!

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
19. Should work fine. I think all https sites accept http and convert it to https automatically.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:27 PM
Mar 2017

So your first page request via bookmark may be insecure but any browsing expanding out from there on the site is https.

BumRushDaShow

(127,301 posts)
28. They would have to have their host explictly redirect it
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:18 PM
Mar 2017

and/or do it within their own server code.

CGK

(9 posts)
9. Thank you,
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:06 PM
Mar 2017

So glad you're doing this.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
36. Welcome to DU!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:53 PM
Mar 2017

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
10. Happy to hear this!!! Excellent!!!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:13 PM
Mar 2017

Dorn

(520 posts)
11. Can't you postpone it until the whole Trump bizarro world shakes out -- oh wait...
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:16 PM
Mar 2017

That'll never happen.

ffr

(22,647 posts)
12. You are awesome and your work is greatly appreciated.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:18 PM
Mar 2017

Thank you.

byronius

(7,369 posts)
13. Let us put on our heaviest digital armor and sharpen the edge of our mighty sword of intellect.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:18 PM
Mar 2017

Then shall we go forth.

Love this place.

DinahMoeHum

(21,737 posts)
14. Thanks for the heads up.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:21 PM
Mar 2017

It bears repeating: YOU GUYS ROCK !!

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
15. Very good, thank you! nt
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:23 PM
Mar 2017

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
17. Thank you...
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:24 PM
Mar 2017

For doing this and for the heads up 🙂

SharonAnn

(13,766 posts)
18. Great! I still relive my despair over losing DU the night of the election and the following week.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:25 PM
Mar 2017

I was in such distress and had nowhere to go for communication.

Do everything you need to do to keep the site safe! We always need DU, but during this turbulent time it's even more important than ever.

Thanks for all you do.

Laffy Kat

(16,354 posts)
33. I have FB friended a couple of Du-ers for just such an event.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:24 PM
Mar 2017

Let me know if you want to "friend",

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
46. me too.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:11 PM
Mar 2017

follow my fb farm link in my sig line, you can go to my personal page from there. (ok, like my farm on the way through.)

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
20. Hope all goes smoothly.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:39 PM
Mar 2017

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
24. Oh, beautiful.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:57 PM
Mar 2017

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
44. What a great cartoon! It made me laugh out loud! n/t
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:35 PM
Mar 2017

Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #44)

Me.

(35,454 posts)
21. Excellent News
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:39 PM
Mar 2017

pecosbob

(7,506 posts)
22. Great...just switched to Tor last week.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:45 PM
Mar 2017

Last edited Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:29 PM - Edit history (1)

Let's make things Pooty-proof.

Laffy Kat

(16,354 posts)
31. How do I do that? nt
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:23 PM
Mar 2017

pecosbob

(7,506 posts)
40. https://www.torproject.org/download/download
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:23 PM
Mar 2017

Saying goodbye to javascript and flash helps retain your privacy but kinda sucks if you like watching video over the internet. Also understand that using a VPN may make you a target of government scrutiny.

Laffy Kat

(16,354 posts)
42. Thanks.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:25 PM
Mar 2017

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)
23. Good. nt
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 01:51 PM
Mar 2017

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
26. The more secur the better.. In this climate, I would HATE for DU
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:08 PM
Mar 2017

to start having serious problems.

I'm sure it's a target. Now more than ever, I'm sure the election night outage was malicious and might even have been russian.

Laffy Kat

(16,354 posts)
30. Thanks for the heads up.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:22 PM
Mar 2017

I won't freak out when it happens. We DU addicts get punchy during outages.

edhopper

(33,205 posts)
32. Take that
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:23 PM
Mar 2017

you Rusky bastards!

dae

(3,396 posts)
34. .
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:25 PM
Mar 2017

👍🏼👍🏼

malaise

(267,808 posts)
35. OK then
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:33 PM
Mar 2017

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
37. Thanks much!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 02:58 PM
Mar 2017

(You can't have too much security these days)

ornotna

(10,763 posts)
38. I'm sure it will all go just as planned.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:02 PM
Mar 2017


Thanks guys.

DippyDem

(658 posts)
39. Great move! Thank you!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:15 PM
Mar 2017

58Sunliner

(4,339 posts)
41. Thanks!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:25 PM
Mar 2017

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
43. ALRIGHT! Good to keep the web-site most hated by RWers as secure as possible.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:32 PM
Mar 2017
 

Fluke a Snooker

(404 posts)
45. That's staying on the right side of the blue!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:46 PM
Mar 2017

Tee it up on the red(tater)s from there...

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
47. hope this makes it easier for mirt.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:12 PM
Mar 2017

and for the guy holding the ban hammer.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
48. this is why I keep a star membership
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:27 PM
Mar 2017

this site EVOLVES.....yes INDEED

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
49. Thanks, Elad!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:27 PM
Mar 2017

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
50. I will still be here.. n/t
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:36 PM
Mar 2017
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
51. Great
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:06 PM
Mar 2017

Screw the Putin bros!

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
52. I would like to add my thanks.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:15 PM
Mar 2017

I want you to do whatever you have to in order to keep us safe here.

sellitman

(11,596 posts)
53. Putin pruf I hope.
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:48 PM
Mar 2017

Dam Russian hackers.

littlemissmartypants

(22,418 posts)
54. ♡Elad ♡ eom
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 07:07 PM
Mar 2017

sueh

(1,818 posts)
55. Thanks for the heads up, Elad!
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 01:45 AM
Apr 2017

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts)
56. No wonder that DU is a first-rate site
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 05:41 AM
Apr 2017

You guys do an outstanding job. Thanks!

BigOleDummy

(2,260 posts)
57. But.......
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 07:16 AM
Apr 2017

... Where else is there to go? Love this place, took me a long time to sign up but here for a long time. Thanks for the heads up!

blaze

(6,270 posts)
58. Thanks for the heads up!
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 08:22 AM
Apr 2017

Now I won't totally freak out when it goes down... provided it comes back quickly!!

IndianaDave

(611 posts)
59. Thanks for the info and the upgrade.
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 11:04 AM
Apr 2017

RainCaster

(10,679 posts)
60. Thank you thank you thank you nt
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 02:12 PM
Apr 2017

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
61. Thanks for doing this, Elad and Skinner
Sat Apr 1, 2017, 02:12 PM
Apr 2017

This will make us more secure (but of course not perfectly secure, no website is) and keep us current with current web technologies.

Google Is Requiring HTTPS for Secure Data in Chrome

LP2K12

(885 posts)
62. Thanks for this...
Mon Apr 3, 2017, 09:56 AM
Apr 2017

Just got done updating one of my sites to this as well.

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
63. As always, thank you, Skinner!
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 05:37 AM
Apr 2017

I was on DU.1 and can remember so many additions and improvements from over the years. But DU was then, as it is now, the best site on the internets...

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
64. Bravo on the new https!
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 05:22 PM
Apr 2017

Working great here....

Response to defacto7 (Reply #64)

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