> > Am I correct in concluding it is not possible to use the mozilla package > > that is currently in stable (M18-3) for conducting secure web > > transactions? > > > > Each time I attempt to go to a secure server (https) I receive > > a message something like "connection refused". > > I have the same problem. I dont know if the problem is in Mozilla or if the > websites Im trying to log into doesnt allow encrypted connections using it. > > > Being a newbie, I would like to stay away from installing software > > without a .deb file. I would also like to stay as strictly pure to > > the Debian release as possible. > > Progeny have debs of a newer version of Mozilla if you want to test > using them.
Though i'm not sure, i think this problem falls under recent fixes done in 8.0. You might want to try 8.01
