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Title: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: Nitro on January 29, 2024, 03:42:24 PM
The forums and site will soon be switching over to HTTPS only. If you're using OmniWeb to access the site please verify that it's HTTPS ready so that you can visit us after the switch. NEXTSTEP users can find the OmniWeb 2.7b3 browser software here (https://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/NEXTSTEP/Apps/Internet/WWW/Web_Browsers/Omniweb/) or here (http://files.omnigroup.com/software/Archive/NEXTSTEP/OmniWeb/). OPENSTEP users can find the OmniWeb 3.1rc2a browser software here (https://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/OPENSTEP/Apps/Internet/WWW/Web_Browsers/Omniweb/) or here (http://files.omnigroup.com/software/Archive/OPENSTEP/).

The Crypto Ancienne for NeXT HTTPS proxy software can be found here (https://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/NEXTSTEP/Apps/Internet/WWW/Web_Browsers/Omniweb/HTTPS/) or here (https://github.com/Asmodai/NeXT-CryptoAncienne/releases/). A PDF file to show you how to get HTTPS working on OmniWeb can be found here (https://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/NEXTSTEP/Apps/Internet/WWW/Web_Browsers/Omniweb/HTTPS/CryptoAncienne-1.3-NISH.b.README.pdf).

Thanks
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: wlewisiii on January 29, 2024, 08:21:52 PM
Ok, installed carl, configured it, how do we set it up to run in the back ground? should this be a cron task? is this something that omniweb can fire off when needed? It doesn't appear to - handing Omni an https url doesn't work for example.

I'm probably just spoiled by modern conveniences...

TIA!
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: Nitro on January 29, 2024, 09:20:54 PM
I tested my setup on OPENSTEP 4.2 on Intel. I installed the Crypto Ancienne for NeXT package first, then OmniWeb. Once I configured the proxy per the PDF file it just worked in my case. I do see some mention of carl on verdraith's release page. https://github.com/Asmodai/NeXT-CryptoAncienne/releases/ (https://github.com/Asmodai/NeXT-CryptoAncienne/releases/)

I'm not positive but I think the Crypto Ancienne for NeXT installer is supposed to set that up. Let me know if you still can't get it to work and maybe we can try to contact verdraith.
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: wlewisiii on February 02, 2024, 04:54:28 AM
Finally had time to go back in Previous and try it again.

The problem was that I did not realize that I needed to have both the http & https configurations in omniweb set up. I misread the pdf the first time around, so purely on me.
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: Nitro on February 02, 2024, 01:15:02 PM
Quote from: wlewisiii on February 02, 2024, 04:54:28 AMFinally had time to go back in Previous and try it again.

The problem was that I did not realize that I needed to have both the http & https configurations in omniweb set up. I misread the pdf the first time around, so purely on me.

I'm glad that you were able to get thinks working.  8)
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: Nitro on February 02, 2024, 01:50:28 PM
I flipped the HTTPS only switch on the forums and site today. OmniWeb on OPENSTEP was able to redirect automatically during testing. This should fix some of the log in/log out issues that people have reported. Please let me know if you run into any problems. Thanks everyone.
Title: Re: Switchover to HTTPS only
Post by: pTeK on February 24, 2024, 06:34:07 PM
works and posting from Virutalbox

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