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Re: new JDK versions

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On Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:40:00 +0100, "Chris Uppal"
<chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> wrote, quoted or indirectly
quoted someone who said :

>
>security definitely known not to be required or desirable (by anyone) => HTTP
>else => HTTPS

For web browsing, most people would rather have the speed. Programmers
would prefer to see what is going on clear text.

If I am reading catalogs, material on how to use java, etc, I can't
think of any reason why I might want to keep that secret, though I am
sure somebody would.
 
I could see wanting to keep secret that I visited some porn site, but
it is not that important exactly what the images looked like. HTTPS
does not hide that for you.

When I send passwords, I would like that part encrypted. I never use
credit cards on the net. IT is like handing over books of blank
cheques.  But for those that do, those conversations should be
automatically HTTPS.

I wonder if there could be a way to run a site both in http/https
where which protocol used = user wants HTTPS || webmaster wants HTTPS.

You really should not need to duplicate everything with minor
differences.

Politically, I tried to talk people into routinely sending email
encrypted. I figured if you encrypted even spam, it would overwhelm
the bad guys blanket snooping. The move to routine HTTPS may have the
same effect.
-- 
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products http://mindprod.com
"Don't worry about people stealing an idea; if it's original, you'll
 have to shove it down their throats." 
~ Howard Aiken (born: 1900-03-08 died: 1973-03-14 at age: 73)

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new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-16 05:29 -0700
  Re: new JDK versions Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-16 23:15 -0400
    Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-17 17:12 -0700
      Re: new JDK versions Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-18 00:12 -0400
        Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-18 03:21 -0700
          Re: new JDK versions - OT Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-18 17:27 -0400
          Re: new JDK versions Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-04-18 19:35 -0400
            Re: new JDK versions "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-04-20 10:40 +0100
              Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-20 06:22 -0700
                Re: new JDK versions Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-04-20 14:38 +0100
                Re: new JDK versions Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2014-04-20 15:46 +0200
                Re: new JDK versions Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2014-04-20 20:55 +0300
                Re: new JDK versions v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2014-04-21 20:29 +0000
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-21 23:38 -0400
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-04-22 18:34 +0000
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-04-22 23:28 +0000

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