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From: Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Strange behaviour of google certificates.
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:52:29
Message-Id: 551ccb04.e178980a.629f.3b79@mx.google.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Strange behaviour of google certificates. by wabenbau@gmail.com
1 On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 04:17:40 +0200 <wabenbau@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 > > This question does specifically relates to Gentoo distribution
6 > > but, as far as I have not subscribed to any other mailing list,
7 > > I dare to ask it here.
8 > >
9 > > So, I am using Claws Mail that downloads e-mails from several
10 > > google mail accounts (all are mine :) and about once or twice
11 > > in a month get into the situation when Claws asks me to verify
12 > > and change the google certificates, first in one direction and
13 > > soon after that (usually during the next downloading of my e-mails)
14 > > - in another.
15 > >
16 > > The situation is illustrated by the 2 message screenshots that are
17 > > attached to this e-mail.
18 > >
19 > > The strange thing for me is that, first, the Claws asks me to verify
20 > > and accept a newer certificate complaing that the old one is in some
21 > > aspect "bad", and soon after that it complains about a newer
22 > > certificate and asks me to verify and and accept the older one.
23 > >
24 > > I suspect that it is google that makes something wrong here.
25 > >
26 > > What do you think?
27 >
28 > Im using fetchmail on a separate server to receive my mail. I had to
29 > deactivate fetchmails ssl fingerprint checks for my google accounts,
30 > because the certificates are changing frequently. I don't know the
31 > reason for these changes but as I use my google accounts only for some
32 > mailing lists and because I'm a lazy guy I don't care much about that
33 > and never done a research.
34
35 Thank you for the reply. So, I am not alone. :)
36
37 > But please tell me if you find out the reason. :-)
38
39 Ok, but I am far not an expert on networking.