Forum update this week - SSL

[Janet H]

This week you will see a small change in the address bar of your browser as we move to an all SSL platform. (more reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS)

For a long while now the forum login pages (where password info is passed) have been secure (httpS) but as noted by many, the rest of the site was not. We had delayed updating the entire site because there are thousands of links in posts to offsite images that are not https and those images might break (not display in posts). As those links recede in the rear-view mirror with the passage of time, we're hoping this will not be a major problem for forum readers. Look for the little lock icon in your browser address bar this week.

[Casita Greg]

About time, but better late than never...

[k corbin]

a lot of the older photos have already gone missing because of what happened with the photo hosting sites, many of them made changes or went away all together. The primary reason for that is more people are storing them online using other resources which mostly came about because of how many people use their phones to take the photos. So those photos hosting sites are not making enough revenue to remain viable and are shutting down.