Alex, > i'm not using a webserver or anything. i'm just a regular user. the point is: > i often forget to specify https://... for that specific address in apps like > lynx or firefox. that's why the non-ssl version of that site is being loaded. > i'd like freebsd to take care of this so even if the app is trying to access > the non-ssl version it should in fact be redirected to the ssl version by > freebsd.
I think it is the responsibility of the person in charge of the server to decide whether non-ssl connections are allowed or not; and to redirect non-ssl connections to ssl ones when needed. That should never be a burden for the client. Now on your client side what you can do is: - set-up a firewall to forbid non-ssl connections to certain web sites: if you try a non-ssl connection, it will be refused; easy enough to set-up, but frustrating when you see that your connection is refused; - set-up a proxy/redirector to change your non-ssl connections to ssl one: certainly an heavier thing to set-up, but would work transparently; Good luck, Olivier _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
