I am surprised that the PHYS-L site is not certified by Verisign or some
similar authority. While I would not under any circumstances include in
PHYS-L correspondence personal information, I still find it troubling
that the certificate is issued by the host machine of PHYS-L rather than
an external authority. I am not at all an expert on computer security,
but when my browser tells me that it has no guarantee that a site is
genuine, I am strongly inclined to avoid that site. Should I be
concerned about this?
Best wishes,
Jim
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James J. Diamond, Jr., Ph.D.,
Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry Department,
Linfield College, 900 S.E. Baker St. McMinnville, OR 97128
Voice:503.883.2471 Fax: 503.883.2538 jimd@linfield.edu