Akamai versus Yahoo?

Discussion in 'Yahoo' started by stwiso, Jan 20, 2010.

  1. #1
    01-20-10 03:26 PM - Post#190735

    When I try to get to the Yahoo login page I get the warning copied below. This happens just on my Vista machine and it happens via Chrome and via Firefox. The links to Yahoo Help come up broken. My iphone is unaffected. I've run MRT and Norton and I used CCleaner to wipe all cookies. Google finds a few forum threads saying (1) don't proceed past the warning and (2) its ok to proceed because Akamai is legit. I sent a help request to Akamai (and I've read up on who they are and what they do) , but so far no response. Ditto Yahoo. On more clue is that one time out of a dozen I get no wanring and I get into Yahoo mail. So my question is: Should I proceed past the warning? Thanks


    Login.yahoo.com uses an invalid security certificate.

    The certificate is only valid for the following names:
    a248.e.akamai.net , *.akamaihd.net

    (Error code: ssl_error_bad_cert_domain )




    login.yahoo.com uses an invalid security certificate.

    The certificate is only valid for the following names:
    a248.e.akamai.net , *.akamaihd.net

    (Error code: ssl_error_bad_cert_domain )
     
    stwiso, Jan 20, 2010 IP
  2. hvalle98

    hvalle98 Well-Known Member

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    It is a SSL misconfiguration. There's nothing you can do. (Btw last days Yahoo has been acting strange; two days ago when I logged in to my mail I got a 404 error! - No, it wasn't a phishing site).
     
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  3. stwiso

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    thank you, but for the many of us who rely on Yahoo Mail, I have to say that heads should roll.
     
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    stwiso Peon

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    I wrote to their web master and received these two responses, one of which, regarding DNS, I do not have the background to understand:


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    Content-Type: text/plain; charsetiso-8859-1
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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    Post: Akamai versus Yahoo?

    Username: aerial9


    This is an odd thing that I peeked at in several other forums....right cli
    ck on your clock, make sure the calendar date/year and time zone your in is
    correct.

    Computers are just toasters with an I.Q.


    http://leovilletownsquare.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/28538
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    3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D

    --0_b30f9feac51f16b73986d772bc9b85ff--

    From:
    "DO_NOT_REPLY@leovilletownsquare.com" <DO_NOT_REPLY@leovilletownsquare.com>
    Add to Contacts
    To: stwiso@yahoo.com

    --0_0a58dd6b4914d44e2469d265a1d21732
    Content-Type: text/plain; charsetiso-8859-1
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

    3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D3D
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    Post: Akamai versus Yahoo?

    Username: Dolphbucs


    It could simply be a problem with your DNS server or your Windows Hosts fi
    le. Try using Open DNS and see if that helps.





    BTW, this section is for Bug reports concerning this website in particular.
    This thread should really have been posted in the Help Me section of the
    Tech area. No biggie just for future reference.

    Reality....What a Concept
     
    stwiso, Jan 20, 2010 IP
  5. stwiso

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    oops, I was moving too fast just now. The above replies are not from the company; they are from a radio talk show host's on line forum. Sorry
     
    stwiso, Jan 20, 2010 IP
  6. D4rk357

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    Akamai ..Wil never use something which is not a Benchmark in its industry
     
    D4rk357, Jan 21, 2010 IP