FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a page from Napster

[Janina Sajka]

OK, here's the scoop. You probably do need to upgrade your lynx. It must 
be pretty old, frankly, if it doesn't contain support for SSL connections 
-- what's know as https:// etc. Lynx has supported SSL by default ever 
since the Clinton Administration lifted export restrictions -- which was 
back in 2000 or even 1999 as I recall.

The point, of course, is to protect the information you send across the 
net against identity theft. Not that what you would send to BookShare is 
as sensitive as what you might send to your bank, but it's still a good 
idea to use secure communications. And, it is very accessible--you won't 
even know the difference once you have it.

PS: If you want to get subscribed before getting your lynx upgraded, I'm 
sure they would help out by phone. Drop them an e-nmail off the page. But, 
I think you will need to encrypt in order to download.

 On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Ann Parsons 
wrote:

> Hi Janina,
> 
> I wrote you privately on this, but maybe someone can help?  I got an
> error msg saying that my browser didn't support Shttp.  Do I need to
> upgrade Lynx or something?  Please advise.
> 
> Ann P.
> 
> 

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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org