Britbase Question
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Britbase Question
This might just be me but...
Looking at something like https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/19 ... iewer.html
I see that the pieces are not displayed on the diagram. Tried various browsers (apart from Lynx)
Anyone else experiencing this ?
Looking at something like https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/19 ... iewer.html
I see that the pieces are not displayed on the diagram. Tried various browsers (apart from Lynx)
Anyone else experiencing this ?
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Re: Britbase Question
Hi John,
I get this
as well on chrome.
I get this
as well on chrome.
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Re: Britbase Question
Yes, sorry chaps, it's very annoying and there's only so much I can do about it as it is the fault of Google's new security regime. A while back someone noticed that, when they arrived at BritBase, they were getting what Geoff shows above. And then I noticed that, in some cases, arriving via Google, it was possible to see those alarming (and alarmist) Google messages about the website not being safe (which is rubbish).
So I decided to invest a small amount of money in getting some security certificates. I believe Mark Crowther also had some problems with this with TWIC a while back and he described it as a scam. I'm inclined to agree with him. Getting the security certificate has proved to be more trouble than it's worth. I don't have the time, inclination or cash to implement full security across all the many pages of BritBase, and my limited IT skills are getting ever more antique, so I'm considering reverting to non-secure pages and let the tax-dodging behemoths of Google go and &%$& themselves.
In the meantime, there is a work-round. If you see one of the images above, go to the URL line, edit out the letter 's' from the https bit at the beginning, press send to refresh the screen and you should be able to see the diagram and any images on the page.
Thanks to John and Geoff for the feedback - I was meaning to explain the problem at some point and you have prompted me to do so now. If anyone has any bright ideas that might solve the problem easily, by all means air them here or email me directly.
So I decided to invest a small amount of money in getting some security certificates. I believe Mark Crowther also had some problems with this with TWIC a while back and he described it as a scam. I'm inclined to agree with him. Getting the security certificate has proved to be more trouble than it's worth. I don't have the time, inclination or cash to implement full security across all the many pages of BritBase, and my limited IT skills are getting ever more antique, so I'm considering reverting to non-secure pages and let the tax-dodging behemoths of Google go and &%$& themselves.
In the meantime, there is a work-round. If you see one of the images above, go to the URL line, edit out the letter 's' from the https bit at the beginning, press send to refresh the screen and you should be able to see the diagram and any images on the page.
Thanks to John and Geoff for the feedback - I was meaning to explain the problem at some point and you have prompted me to do so now. If anyone has any bright ideas that might solve the problem easily, by all means air them here or email me directly.
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Re: Britbase Question
John,
My ISP (Zen Internet) provided a free SSL certificate for each and every web site I manage. It happened automatically.
I've been with Zen for at least fifteen years and been very happy with their service.
SSL implemented correctly enables an http server to upgrade to an https server.
My ISP (Zen Internet) provided a free SSL certificate for each and every web site I manage. It happened automatically.
I've been with Zen for at least fifteen years and been very happy with their service.
SSL implemented correctly enables an http server to upgrade to an https server.
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Re: Britbase Question
Looks like a resource location issue to me and nothing to do with SSL but I am looking now.
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Re: Britbase Question
Yes confirmed it is you John somewhere although I can't put my finger on it right now it isn't the SSL that is for sure.Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:56 pmLooks like a resource location issue to me and nothing to do with SSL but I am looking now.
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Re: Britbase Question
I didn't write that the display problem was an SSL issue.Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:15 pmYes confirmed it is you John somewhere although I can't put my finger on it right now it isn't the SSL that is for sure.Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:56 pmLooks like a resource location issue to me and nothing to do with SSL but I am looking now.
I was attempting to help JS deal with the problem that he mentioned.
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Re: Britbase Question
Sorry I meant John Saunders.John Upham wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:17 pmI didn't write that the display problem was an SSL issue.Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:15 pmYes confirmed it is you John somewhere although I can't put my finger on it right now it isn't the SSL that is for sure.Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:56 pmLooks like a resource location issue to me and nothing to do with SSL but I am looking now.
I was attempting to help JS deal with the problem that he mentioned.
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Re: Britbase Question
Hmm the images are ok so this is valid:
https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/img/1973_champions.jpg
It might be getting lost in the iframe or is just not referring to itself properly?
https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/img/1973_champions.jpg
It might be getting lost in the iframe or is just not referring to itself properly?
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Re: Britbase Question
Hmmm, that link gives me:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /britbase/img/1973_champions.jpg on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /britbase/img/1973_champions.jpg on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
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Re: Britbase Question
Yes it was working earlier so perhaps JS is attempting to fix it still.
I am about again tomorrow and will take a second look.
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Re: Britbase Question
Looks like a mis-configuration of the server:
- it should not be browser specific since I get the same issue with google chrome, internet explorer and microsoft edge to name the few at hand at the moment
- it should not be not related to the use of iframes since the iframe itself, loaded in the browser as a standalone page, it still shows the problem: https://www.saund.co.uk/pgn4web-3.03/co ... 308bcf.pgn
- it's not a trivial file permission issue either, because the missing images seem to load fine as a standalone file from the browser URL: https://www.saund.co.uk/pgn4web-3.03/im ... /36/wr.png
- it should not be browser specific since I get the same issue with google chrome, internet explorer and microsoft edge to name the few at hand at the moment
- it should not be not related to the use of iframes since the iframe itself, loaded in the browser as a standalone page, it still shows the problem: https://www.saund.co.uk/pgn4web-3.03/co ... 308bcf.pgn
- it's not a trivial file permission issue either, because the missing images seem to load fine as a standalone file from the browser URL: https://www.saund.co.uk/pgn4web-3.03/im ... /36/wr.png
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Re: Britbase Question
When attempting to fetch the same URI
I see a http 2xx type code for the http URL
whereas
for the https type URL I see a 403 status code.
This suggests to me, at least, an SSL implementation issue.
I see a http 2xx type code for the http URL
whereas
for the https type URL I see a 403 status code.
This suggests to me, at least, an SSL implementation issue.
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Re: Britbase Question
I agree as some images like the white rook load fine on SSL.John Upham wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:25 pmWhen attempting to fetch the same URI
I see a http 2xx type code for the http URL
whereas
for the https type URL I see a 403 status code.
This suggests to me, at least, an SSL implementation issue.
The only thing I can guess/think of is the SSL certificate is not installed on all the machines in the "cluster" something like that as the http is fine.
So then John Saunders you would need to call support for your server.
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