-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Addons

Thanks G, Cosmic, and Dave for your responses.  I will probably go back now 
and try some of these, just for the fun of it!
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Addons


> Unduly cautious?  Heck no!  But this one is likely a situation that you 
> can
> safely ignore once you understand why it's coming up.
>
> If I'm recalling correctly, that warning has to do with the site's lack of
> an updated security certificate.  It's not the idea that the author of the
> extension is unknown, but that the download site (mozilla) cannot be 
> readily
> confirmed by your security software.  Their cert has likely expired 
> (they're
> only good for a certain amount of time), so that specific warning is 
> issued
> by your own computer to you, the user, to make you aware of that.  The 
> lack
> of an up to date cert does not automatically mean that the site is
> untrustworthy.  If that seems to make sense compared to the warning you're
> getting, ignore it when downloading from the Mozilla site.
>
> The extensions are all hosted on a secure server (which is why the cert is
> being looked at by your system), but that also ensures that they cannot be
> tampered with.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:21 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firefox Addons
>
>
>>I just read an article in PC World recommending Inquisitor, an addon that
>> will speed up searches.
>> I looked it up in the addons and, while there, read about several others
>> that sounded interesting.  I backed off of GMail Manager after reading
>> reviews.  I started to download Smarter Fox which had excellent reviews
>> but
>> the pop up warning said the author is unknown.  This popup occurred on a
>> couple of other things I started to add.
>> Am I being unduly cautious?
>> Sandi
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