I have IE 4.5 for the mac. When I try to check my hotmail acct, I get an error message saying something about security. It also keeps asking me to re-enter my password even though I know it's right. Is anyone else having this problem?

-- rc white (cw5410@netscape.net), December 30, 1999

Answers

rc,

Microsoft has posted an upgrade for IE 4.5 -- mostly to fix the problem of expiring security certificates. There's also an upgrade for Outlook Express 5.0 on the Mac

Ed

-- Ed Yourdon (ed@yourdon.com), December 31, 1999.

Sounds like your security certificate has expired. Is the site a secure site [does IE have a padlock on the bottom bar] ?

I might be totally wrong here, [the earlier versions of Explorer and Netscape are affected by this] but if your password is definitely correct ...

A lot of browsers will need updating due to this problem. Sorry, I can't find the link in my history file...

If this is the problem, you will need to download a patch from Microsoft or Apple.

Hope this helps [And my remote diagnostics are accurate !!!]

-- merville (merville@globalnet.co.uk), December 30, 1999.

Thanks Ed. Have a nice evening and good luck tomorrow!

-- rc white (cw5410@netscape.net), December 31, 1999.

"Users of Outlook Express 5 and Internet Explorer 4.5 should download Internet Explorer 4.51-Outlook Express 5.01 Internet Update to ensure a seamless Internet experience after Dec 31." -- Apple

Macintosh Download Center, Internet Explorer 4.51 and Outlook Express 5.01

Be certain to do the "last" download at the bottom of the Web page that the above Link takes you to, AFTER you've done the IE-OE download -- do the "128" one.

These are important and GOOD and stable upgrades. Downloading takes time. OE importing takes a **long** time, but it's worth it.

-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), December 31, 1999.