Not Secure?

bl52krz · 14th June 2024, 15:22

Whydo I keep getting that the site is not secure?

Yorkshire GOC · 14th June 2024, 16:37

That has been going on for yonks - ever since the site was "messed" up by some techies - so no thanks button etc - if it was me i would have refused to pay them.

Arctic · 14th June 2024, 17:11

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Whydo I keep getting that the site is not secure?

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That has been going on for yonks - ever since the site was "messed" up by some techies - so no thanks button etc - if it was me i would have refused to pay them.

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Time for change boys, an overall of the forum and how it works, hopefully we will see it in 2024

grivas · 14th June 2024, 17:22

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Time for change boys, an overall of the forum and how it works, hopefully we will see it in 2024

It is true that this forum has declined over the last few years it looks and feels dated we have lost access to so many photographs and the search function is just rubbish.It requires a complete overhaul so who ever is in charge please act now.

gnu · 14th June 2024, 18:16

Yes the platform’s dated, but it’s not the platform that makes the forum. So I don’t really care as long as it keeps going and protects users’ data.

wraymond · 14th June 2024, 18:19

Every one of the posts here so far should have the 'Thanks' button. Where there is a demand for something it is obvious there is also a wider need. It is a courtesy being offered in appreciation of a well received comment. Oh, and we are all adult. Hopefully.

R75800sd1 · 15th June 2024, 06:56

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Yes the platform’s dated, but it’s not the platform that makes the forum. So I don’t really care as long as it keeps going and protects users’ data.

Wot he said!
They're right about the photos etc and yes it might be a bit dated , but it's the people that's on here, their depth of knowledge and a willingness to share that makes it!

SD1too · 15th June 2024, 07:49

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Why do I keep getting that the site is not secure?

I am no computer expert but the forum site is displayed as "https" (i.e. secure) using Safari on my fairly new laptop.
Some of my older equipment won't display any "https" sites and virtually all have this prefix now.
So to be fair, I don't think the reason is the age of the club's forum platform (but that's just my amateur conclusion so I'm open to correction

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Simon

WillyHeckaslike · 15th June 2024, 11:53

I like the site as it is. More than a few sites have gone down the road of being crayoned over by those who like to crayon and they have become dog slow as a result - even unusable in some cases. The site works for me using mainly Vista on a laptop that I bought new ~ 2008. I do have newer OS's that I can and do use on occasions but some of my stuff requires Vista or older.

Simon mentions HTTP/HTTPS, the site's switch to HTTPS did present the problem mentioned by the OP but only on threads where HTTP was present. The problem was flagged up and some posters kindly removed their old offending HTTP or changed it to HTTPS. In doing so they did the site a good turn as a small number of members had posted of having problems getting on the site and that they might have to call it a day with the site as a result. Sadly, not all members were so kind, they didn't give a hoot and continued, and continue to this day, to contaminate the site with their HTTP. They knew that just one bit of HTTP borked a whole thread with the security warning and that it was preventing some members from getting on the site. It won't have been lost on them that many surfers might well have given the site a swerve when their browser flagged up the security warning. Who knows how many potential members were lost to that.

Well, well done the site when it rained on the day of the not so helpful members and it largely resolved the problem when it reconfigured the site. I have not had or seen any mention of the security warning problem since about the time of the demise of the thanks function. While HTTP is still present on the site it is to the best of my knowledge no longer a problem. I therefore wonder if the problem mentioned in the OP is one of HTTP, does it occur on a specific page and is there a link for it?

Another possible cause of this problem is not site related, check your PC's clock for the correct time/date. Another cause can be a lapse of a site's security certificates but that would affect everyone.

bl52krz · 15th June 2024, 22:56

The ‘not secure’ notification has only this week come into play. So what is going on. Reebs please.

14th June 2024, 15:22	#1
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,443 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Not Secure? Whydo I keep getting that the site is not secure? __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

14th June 2024, 16:37	#2
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	That has been going on for yonks - ever since the site was "messed" up by some techies - so no thanks button etc - if it was me i would have refused to pay them. __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

14th June 2024, 18:16	#5
gnu Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 714 Thanks: 332 Thanked 164 Times in 133 Posts	Yes the platform’s dated, but it’s not the platform that makes the forum. So I don’t really care as long as it keeps going and protects users’ data. __________________ gnu

14th June 2024, 18:19	#6
wraymond This is my second home 75 Auto 2.5 SE Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Westcliff on Sea Posts: 5,241 Thanks: 423 Thanked 1,680 Times in 1,014 Posts	Every one of the posts here so far should have the 'Thanks' button. Where there is a demand for something it is obvious there is also a wider need. It is a courtesy being offered in appreciation of a well received comment. Oh, and we are all adult. Hopefully. __________________ member no. 235

15th June 2024, 22:56	#10
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,443 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	The ‘not secure’ notification has only this week come into play. So what is going on. Reebs please. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

15th June 2024, 11:53	#9
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,562 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	I like the site as it is. More than a few sites have gone down the road of being crayoned over by those who like to crayon and they have become dog slow as a result - even unusable in some cases. The site works for me using mainly Vista on a laptop that I bought new ~ 2008. I do have newer OS's that I can and do use on occasions but some of my stuff requires Vista or older. Simon mentions HTTP/HTTPS, the site's switch to HTTPS did present the problem mentioned by the OP but only on threads where HTTP was present. The problem was flagged up and some posters kindly removed their old offending HTTP or changed it to HTTPS. In doing so they did the site a good turn as a small number of members had posted of having problems getting on the site and that they might have to call it a day with the site as a result. Sadly, not all members were so kind, they didn't give a hoot and continued, and continue to this day, to contaminate the site with their HTTP. They knew that just one bit of HTTP borked a whole thread with the security warning and that it was preventing some members from getting on the site. It won't have been lost on them that many surfers might well have given the site a swerve when their browser flagged up the security warning. Who knows how many potential members were lost to that. Well, well done the site when it rained on the day of the not so helpful members and it largely resolved the problem when it reconfigured the site. I have not had or seen any mention of the security warning problem since about the time of the demise of the thanks function. While HTTP is still present on the site it is to the best of my knowledge no longer a problem. I therefore wonder if the problem mentioned in the OP is one of HTTP, does it occur on a specific page and is there a link for it? Another possible cause of this problem is not site related, check your PC's clock for the correct time/date. Another cause can be a lapse of a site's security certificates but that would affect everyone.