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mia

(8,480 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2018, 03:22 PM Nov 2018

What's happening to DU? Just got this message. [View all]

This site can’t provide a secure connection www.democraticunderground.com uses an unsupported protocol.
ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH

I was able to get back in using a link to an old post.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1002&stop=1

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What's happening to DU? Just got this message. [View all] mia Nov 2018 OP

I got the same message and re-entered using an old post too. Dawson Leery Nov 2018 #1

something happened gabeana Nov 2018 #2

I went to facebook DU and Twitter too. mia Nov 2018 #7

Likewise zipplewrath Nov 2018 #3

I have that other domain saved as an alternative in my bookmarks. MineralMan Nov 2018 #38

upload. is a different sub domain. MrGrieves Nov 2018 #4

Happened to me, too.. on IE and then I went Cha Nov 2018 #5

I'm on Chrome PatSeg Nov 2018 #23

Ah.. it must have been just the right timing.. Cha Nov 2018 #51

You're welcome! PatSeg Nov 2018 #62

I can never access the main page from work... says unsecured jcgoldie Nov 2018 #6

Me too. sagesnow Nov 2018 #8

I got that message too. Scurrilous Nov 2018 #9

seems to have been fixed? not sure, did the certificate really expire? unblock Nov 2018 #10

Facebook now says... wcmagumba Nov 2018 #11

It seems to be working OK again with the www.democraticundeground.com domain. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

Don't know MosheFeingold Nov 2018 #13

DU went down for about 25 minutes. Glad it is back. n/t FSogol Nov 2018 #14

ditto here also, has happened with some other sites before 'not secure' empedocles Nov 2018 #15

Glad it wasn't just me! bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #16

Happened to me on my desktop and my phone. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2018 #17

Looks like certificate issues, but FreepFryer Nov 2018 #18

"error caused by our hosting company during an upgrade" fleur-de-lisa Nov 2018 #19

THIS BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #29

The posted thi a few mins ago AncientGeezer Nov 2018 #20

Similar happened here. I had to do a google search, found DU and came in that way. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2018 #21

deja vu Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #22

🙋 irisblue Nov 2018 #67

It went down. Attack#1 grantcart Nov 2018 #24

No attack. former9thward Nov 2018 #65

lol yes I posted before the announcement which makes this thread redundant grantcart Nov 2018 #66

Freaked me out vercetti2021 Nov 2018 #25

Fuck something fishy is going on workinclasszero Nov 2018 #26

Not exactly. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #39

The timing by the host company workinclasszero Nov 2018 #56

Russian test run pintobean Nov 2018 #46

Guys, don't scare us like that! Maeve Nov 2018 #27

Hosting issue - tweet here PunkinPi Nov 2018 #28

Whew! Man I was starting to get pissed, thinking it had happened again. Downtown Hound Nov 2018 #31

Me too, ran to twitter to see what was up and thankfully there was a tweet. nt PunkinPi Nov 2018 #42

Got a different message arthurgoodwin Nov 2018 #30

Skinner and crew just wanted to get our assholes puckered up before tomorrow NightWatcher Nov 2018 #32

This probably isn't anything too terribly serious better Nov 2018 #33

Made my heart rate rise significantly. byronius Nov 2018 #34

Yep, it happened to me on my phone. I devised a sideways way to get in. I hope that's the end of it. NBachers Nov 2018 #35

I restarted my Chrome browser and the message went away FakeNoose Nov 2018 #36

*** WE HAD A GLITCH DURING AN UPGRADE *** Skinner Nov 2018 #37

Sorry boss, we've got PTSD from last time, it appears. NightWatcher Nov 2018 #44

You described it perfectly. Doreen Nov 2018 #59

Thanks Skinner louis c Nov 2018 #52

There used to be an emergency site for members rickford66 Nov 2018 #40

FB and Twitter accounts... Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #47

Other than FB or twitter ? rickford66 Nov 2018 #49

Skinner did a post recently outlining alternatives. Those are it. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #60

I finally figured out the FB group. rickford66 Nov 2018 #63

Thanks for this, Honeycombe8. I just put in a join request. littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #61

You're welcome! Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #68

Me, too! 1st time ever had got error msg like that. Here's what I did to get in: Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #41

I did too. Equinox Moon Nov 2018 #43

DU DOWNTIME 11/5/18 Appx 2:30 ET Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #45

Oh, thank goodness!!!! I thought DU was hacked! nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #48

Thanks, Buzz Cha Nov 2018 #53

Bless you. Doreen Nov 2018 #58

Got the same error message rusty fender Nov 2018 #50

Whew!!!! That was scary!!! nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #54

Yup, got it also. I thought here we go again. I needed to shower so am I just now looking it Doreen Nov 2018 #55

LOL! They scared me to death. We're understandable squirrely. nolabear Nov 2018 #57

I thought it was an early goner Awsi Dooger Nov 2018 #64