Maybe OT, but thought I'd ask - Certificate in Thunderbird

[Verde Denim]

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:

> It could be that the root certificate used for signing the site's
> certificate isn't in TBird's certificate store.
>
> Go to Tools->Options->Advanced, and go to the Certificates tab, click on
> View Certificates... from there you can do many things.
>
> You might be able to download from the site you are accessing, the root
> certificate used for signing the cert of your server... and import it
> into the Authorities section.
>
> Or you can import the certificate from your server directly in the
> "Servers" section, then select it, then "Edit Trust"... to make it trusted.
>
> Gilles.
>
> Giles
Thanks for the input! I had to edit the trust and add an exception, but by
manually editing the settings (and logging into the server) the exception
worked.
A bit of a kludge, but it does the trick! Thanks much..

-- Jack



> On 04/04/2012 16:25, Verde Denim wrote:
> > When I connect to my office using Thunderbird and attempt to pull up
> > the address book, I get an error that tells me the cert does not come
> > from a trusted source. The error code shows
> > <site_name>:636 uses an invalid security certificate
> > The certificate does not come from a trusted source
> >
> > (Error code: sec_error_untrusted_cert)
> >
> > I can view the cert, or cancel the action, but it does not connect to
> > the global address book (located on a M$ Exchange server).
> >
> > Is there any way for me to connect to this using Thunderbird?
> >
> > Thanks, as always, for the input.
> >
> > -- Jack
> >
> >
>
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