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Re:Safari will no longer trust certs valid for more than 13 ... by ryandrake on Sunday February 23, 2020 @06:53PM (#22400445)
Not strictly necessary, but convenient. All browsers I know of allow you to browse to an IP address.
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Re:Safari will no longer trust certs valid for more than 13 ... by OJFord on Monday February 24, 2020 @03:59AM (#22402617)
Well, I tried to respond to GP with a tongue in cheek link of an IP address to lmgtfy or Wikipedia on DNS or something, but every site I tried checked the Host header, (I assume) so it didn't work.
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Re:Safari will no longer trust certs valid for more than 13 ... by guug on Sunday February 23, 2020 @09:45PM (#22401220)
This shouldn't be downvoted. I distinctly remember browsing websites by their addresses.
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