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   Subject: Re: Unable to connect to GitHub in Windows XP Pro SP3's IE8 web   
   browser?   
   Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:13:05 -0500   
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   Ant wrote:   
   > Hello.   
   >    
   > How come I cannot connect to https://github.com/ in 2 different    
   > machines' Windows XP Pro SP3's IE8 web browsers? They show:   
   >    
   > "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage   
   >      
   >    What you can try:   
   >     Diagnose Connection Problems    
   >     
   >      More information   
   >    
   > This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:   
   >    
   > ???Internet connectivity has been lost.   
   > ???The website is temporarily unavailable.   
   > ???The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.   
   > ???The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's    
   > domain.   
   > ???There might be a typing error in the address.   
   > ???If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet    
   > Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols    
   > are enabled under the security section.   
   >    
   > For offline users   
   >    
   > You can still view subscribed feeds and some recently viewed webpages.   
   > To view subscribed feeds   
   >    
   > 1.Click the Favorites Center button , click Feeds, and then click the    
   > feed you want to view.   
   >    
   > To view recently visited webpages (might not work on all pages)   
   >    
   > 1.Click Tools , and then click Work Offline.   
   > 2.Click the Favorites Center button , click History, and then click the    
   > page you want to view."   
   >    
   >    
   > Is anyone seeing this problem too? I don't know what to change in the    
   > IE's options. Thank you in advance. :)   
      
   SHA-2 certificates, with no fallback implemented by server owner ???   
      
   https://blog.cloudflare.com/sha-1-deprecation-no-browser-left-behind/   
      
       Paul   
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