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Elad

(11,395 posts) Fri Mar 31, 2017, 12:45 PM Mar 2017

Expect occasional downtime over the next week or so while we upgrade our security [View all]

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Over the next few days we will be implementing HTTPS, so that all of our visitors will be able to browse the site securely over an encrypted connection.

There is likely to be occasional downtime as we implement this upgrade, with little-or-no warning ahead of time. Any downtime that does occur is likely to be relatively brief.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make this change.

The DU Admins

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Expect occasional downtime over the next week or so while we upgrade our security [View all] Elad Mar 2017 OP

Happy to hear you're doing this. CousinIT Mar 2017 #1

Yup. Lot's other sites have switched. Kudos & thanks to DU for an excellent site. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #16

Google is motivating web sites to do it still_one Mar 2017 #27

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #29

Okey dokey. ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #2

Thanks for doing this, and warning us. elleng Mar 2017 #3

fully supportive of any measure that sticks it to agent boris. unblock Mar 2017 #4

Yes, exactly, thank you. I will probably go crazy during the downtime but security is important!!! anneboleyn Mar 2017 #25

Thanks for the update. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #5

Thank you! You take good care of us. nolabear Mar 2017 #6

Great, best of luck with the upgrades n/t hibbing Mar 2017 #7

That will mean folks may or will need to change their "favorites/bookmarks" to the site I expect. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #8

Should work fine. I think all https sites accept http and convert it to https automatically. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19

They would have to have their host explictly redirect it BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #28

Thank you, CGK Mar 2017 #9

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #36

Happy to hear this!!! Excellent!!! RKP5637 Mar 2017 #10

Can't you postpone it until the whole Trump bizarro world shakes out -- oh wait... Dorn Mar 2017 #11

You are awesome and your work is greatly appreciated. ffr Mar 2017 #12

Let us put on our heaviest digital armor and sharpen the edge of our mighty sword of intellect. byronius Mar 2017 #13

Thanks for the heads up. DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #14

Very good, thank you! nt elmac Mar 2017 #15

Thank you... TDale313 Mar 2017 #17

Great! I still relive my despair over losing DU the night of the election and the following week. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #18

I have FB friended a couple of Du-ers for just such an event. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #33

me too. mopinko Mar 2017 #46

Hope all goes smoothly. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #20

Oh, beautiful. Doreen Mar 2017 #24

What a great cartoon! It made me laugh out loud! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #44

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Excellent News Me. Mar 2017 #21

Great...just switched to Tor last week. pecosbob Mar 2017 #22

How do I do that? nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #31

https://www.torproject.org/download/download pecosbob Mar 2017 #40

Thanks. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #42

Good. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #23

The more secur the better.. In this climate, I would HATE for DU annabanana Mar 2017 #26

Thanks for the heads up. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #30

Take that edhopper Mar 2017 #32

. dae Mar 2017 #34

OK then malaise Mar 2017 #35

Thanks much! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #37

I'm sure it will all go just as planned. ornotna Mar 2017 #38

Great move! Thank you! DippyDem Mar 2017 #39

Thanks! 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #41

ALRIGHT! Good to keep the web-site most hated by RWers as secure as possible. Bill USA Mar 2017 #43

That's staying on the right side of the blue! Fluke a Snooker Mar 2017 #45

hope this makes it easier for mirt. mopinko Mar 2017 #47

this is why I keep a star membership Skittles Mar 2017 #48

Thanks, Elad! Hekate Mar 2017 #49

I will still be here.. n/t secondwind Mar 2017 #50

Great workinclasszero Mar 2017 #51

I would like to add my thanks. Lifelong Protester Mar 2017 #52

Putin pruf I hope. sellitman Mar 2017 #53

♡Elad ♡ eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #54

Thanks for the heads up, Elad! sueh Apr 2017 #55

No wonder that DU is a first-rate site lillypaddle Apr 2017 #56

But....... BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #57

Thanks for the heads up! blaze Apr 2017 #58

Thanks for the info and the upgrade. IndianaDave Apr 2017 #59

Thank you thank you thank you nt RainCaster Apr 2017 #60

Thanks for doing this, Elad and Skinner steve2470 Apr 2017 #61

Thanks for this... LP2K12 Apr 2017 #62

As always, thank you, Skinner! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #63

Bravo on the new https! defacto7 Apr 2017 #64

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