Subj : Re: Unable to connect to GitHub in Windows XP Pro SP3's IE8 web browse
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Subject: Re: Unable to connect to GitHub in Windows XP Pro SP3's IE8 web
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 17:17:30 +0700
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On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:46:52 -0600, 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. :)

It's because the builtin cryptography library in Windows XP doesn't support
SHA-256. That library is used by MSIE.

Simple solution is to switch to another browser that doesn't use Trident
(the MSIE's web engine). e.g. Firefox or Chrome/ium or any of browsers based
on those two.
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