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| author | jcflack <jcflack@web> | 2014-09-15 08:29:36 -0400 |
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| committer | admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2014-09-15 08:29:36 -0400 |
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responses in halfhearted defense of provider in questions
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diff --git a/doc/plugins/openid/troubleshooting.mdwn b/doc/plugins/openid/troubleshooting.mdwn index c80d645eb..20e7a904e 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/openid/troubleshooting.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/openid/troubleshooting.mdwn @@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ like mine will blacklist it. > but malicious script authors will have no such qualms, so I would > argue that your provider's strategy is already doomed... --[[smcv]] +>> I agree, and I'll ask them to fix it (and probably refer them to this page). +>> One reason they still have my business is that their customer service has +>> been notably good; I always get a response from a human on the first try, +>> and on the first or second try from a human who understands what I'm saying +>> and is able to fix it. I've dealt with organizations not like that.... +>> +>> But I included the note here because I'm sure if _they're_ doing it, there's +>> probably some nonzero number of other hosting providers where it's also +>> happening, so a person setting up OpenID and being baffled by this failure +>> needs to know to check for it. Also, while the world of user-agent strings +>> can't have anything but relatively luckier and unluckier choices, maybe +>> `libwww/perl` is an especially unlucky one? + ## Error: OpenID failure: naive_verify_failed_network: Could not contact ID provider to verify response. Again, this could have various causes. It was helpful to bump the debug level @@ -165,6 +178,12 @@ Then a recent `Net::SSLeay` perl module needs to be built and linked against it. > but equally it might be as bad as it seems at first glance. > "Let the buyer beware", I think... --[[smcv]] +>> As far as I can tell, this particular provider _is_ on Red Hat (EL 5). +>> I can't conclusively tell because I'm in what appears to be a CloudLinux container when I'm in, +>> and certain parts of the environment (like `rpm`) I can't see. But everything +>> I _can_ see is like several RHEL5 boxen I know and love. + + ### Local OpenSSL installation will need certs to trust Bear in mind that the OpenSSL distribution doesn't come with a collection |