Comment 4 for bug 706931

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teledyn (garym-teledyn) wrote : Re: [Bug 706931] Re: repeated asking to verify a certificate. enough already, I already approved it!!

I'm not so sure I'd want to ignore ALL errors, only the one's I've already approved :) Since its fixed in the upgrades, I can live with it for now

"Andrew Constantine" <email address hidden> wrote:

>Did you ignore SSL certificate errors in the advanced settings?
>
>(from the contact list) Edit > Account > Select your GTalk account >
>Drop down "Advanced" and tick "Ignore SSL certificate errors"
>
>It should stop bothering you now.
>
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>Title:
> repeated asking to verify a certificate. enough already, I already
> approved it!!
>
>Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
>Bug description:
> Binary package hint: empathy
>
> on connecting, I get the pop-up
>
> This connection is untrusted. Would you like to continue anyway?
>
> because I am using gtalk over a Google Apps For Your Domain, the
> certificate does not match the host domain, and yes, I realize that
> CAN spell trouble, but in this case it is perfectly safe, and yet I
> have to accept this certificate three times every single time I start
> the app; there needs to be an exceptions list that offers to save this
> current exception for future reference and not bother me about it
> again unless the teledyn.com certificate is signed by someone OTHER
> than google.
>
> they say a bug is a feature that cannot be turned off; I appreciate
> the test for authenticity, but how many times must I verify the same
> fact?
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: empathy 2.32.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxSubmission: 2578103fd90166afafd3eb329949e571
> CheckboxSystem: 9a6d2af3ffb5e20526ca0ccf9ca2c0bf
> Date: Mon Jan 24 09:03:17 2011
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/empathy
>InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386
>(20100429.4)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: empathy
>
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