[Users] gmal SSL certificate update

Renato rennabh at gmail.com
Sat Jan 14 08:11:42 CET 2012


On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:56:50 +0100
Andrej Kacian <andrej at kacian.sk> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:08:36 +0000
> Brad Rogers <brad at fineby.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> > > Hello, yesterday and today, recieving and sending email, claws
> > > asked me several times (at least 3) to accept a new SSL
> > > certificate from gmail.   
> > 
> > It something that happens when google update their certificates.
> > They don't seem to be able to synchronise the operation very well,
> > meaning you see the request over a period of days.  Don't worry,
> > nothing nefarious is happening.
> 
> To add to Brad's explanation: google use several servers behind the
> same hostname you connect to (round-robin DNS). That is why you will
> see these warnings a few times - every time you get directed to
> different google server.
> 
> Regards,

Thanks guys for the explanation, I'm reassured now.

But since we're talking about this: when I see the request in claws,
how can I verify the request is really coming from google?

best wishes,
renato



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