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    From Eric Pozharski@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 10 23:59:03 2024
    I have to deal with SSL on client side. What newsgroup would be most appropriate to dive into?

    Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Eric Pozharski on Sun Aug 11 02:56:42 2024
    On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:59:03 +0000, Eric Pozharski wrote:

    I have to deal with SSL on client side.

    Is this code <https://gitlab.com/ldo/ssl_try_python/> of any help?

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Eric Pozharski on Sun Aug 11 11:21:02 2024
    On Sat, 10 Aug 2024, Eric Pozharski wrote:

    I have to deal with SSL on client side. What newsgroup would be most appropriate to dive into?

    Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.



    Don't know if it will help but have a look here:

    https://www.harley.com/usenet/master-list/

    Best of luck!

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  • From Stefan Ram@21:1/5 to Eric Pozharski on Sun Aug 11 10:35:10 2024
    Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> wrote or quoted:
    Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

    I think the original idea was to ask such questions in
    "news.newusers.questions".

    Theoretically, the question might be on topic in
    comp.protocols.tcp-ip.

    But SSL usually is discussed in USENET within the group of
    a specific product that happens to use SSL, such as an application
    program, a programming language, or an operating system.

    For example, it seems that in the past SSL was mentioned in

    "alt.apache.configuration",
    "alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi",
    "alt.comp.mail.postfix",
    "alt.os.linux",
    "alt.os.linux.mageia",
    "alt.os.linux.mint",
    "alt.os.linux.slackware",
    "alt.os.linux.suse",
    "alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent",
    "alt.windows7.general",
    "comp.databases.ibm-db2",
    "comp.databases.informix",
    "comp.databases.oracle.server",
    "comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine",
    "comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix",
    "comp.lang.ada",
    "comp.lang.asm.x86",
    "comp.lang.clarion",
    "comp.lang.clipper.visual-objects",
    "comp.lang.fortran",
    "comp.lang.idl-pvwave",
    "comp.lang.java.security",
    "comp.lang.labview",
    "comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc",
    "comp.lang.perl.misc",
    "comp.lang.php",
    "comp.lang.prolog",
    "comp.lang.python",
    "comp.lang.tcl",
    "comp.lang.xharbour",
    "comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows",
    "comp.mail.mutt",
    "comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows",
    "comp.mail.pine",
    "comp.mail.sendmail",
    "comp.mobile.android",
    "comp.os.linux.development.apps",
    "comp.os.linux.development.system",
    "comp.os.linux.networking",
    "comp.os.linux.redhat",
    "comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32",
    "comp.os.vms",
    "comp.os.vxworks",
    "comp.programming.threads",
    "comp.protocols.dicom",
    "comp.protocols.dns.bind",
    "comp.protocols.kerberos",
    "comp.protocols.kermit.misc",
    "comp.security.ssh",
    "comp.soft-sys.ace",
    "comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica",
    "comp.soft-sys.matlab",
    "comp.soft-sys.sas",
    "comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc",
    "comp.sys.mac.system",
    "comp.sys.tandem",
    "comp.unix.aix",
    "comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc",
    "comp.unix.programmer",
    "comp.unix.shell", and
    "comp.unix.solaris".

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to Stefan Ram on Mon Aug 12 16:30:33 2024
    Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
    Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> wrote or quoted:
    Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

    I think the original idea was to ask such questions in
    "news.newusers.questions".

    Theoretically, the question might be on topic in
    comp.protocols.tcp-ip.

    But SSL usually is discussed in USENET within the group of
    a specific product that happens to use SSL, such as an application
    program, a programming language, or an operating system.

    Yes, I think it really depends on what part of SSL/TLS you're interested in. If
    it's setting up a website then the appropriate group for your OS might have people with experience of setting up Apache/nginx/IIS/... If it's the
    crypto then sci.crypt (which suffers from low SNR, but maybe someone
    sensible will reply). If it's the networking side of things then comp.protocols... (don't read any of those groups so not sure which are active).

    But a lot of groups are low traffic, so I might favour one with traffic over one with a laser focus on your particular question. eg you might have more luck in a Linux newsgroup than a protocols newsgroup - people who use Linux
    and happen to have done things with SSL might read the Linux group where
    they don't read the protocols group. Even if the question is not strictly about Linux (eg how to set up nginx on Mac will be mostly similar to
    nginx on Linux and a lot of knowledge will transfer)

    For example, it seems that in the past SSL was mentioned in

    [snip]

    Indeed... a lot of groups are named for decades past, and it's possible the topic has shifted a bit (eg comp.sys.acorn.* discusses current products for platforms which descend from Acorn's, even though Acorn have been gone for
    25 years).

    Worth searching group postings rather than group names - not sure what the
    best post-Google Groups option for that is.

    Theo

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