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responses in halfhearted defense of provider in questions

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@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ like mine will blacklist it.
> but malicious script authors will have no such qualms, so I would > but malicious script authors will have no such qualms, so I would
> argue that your provider's strategy is already doomed... --[[smcv]] > argue that your provider's strategy is already doomed... --[[smcv]]
>> I agree, and I'll ask them to fix it (and probably refer them to this page).
>> One reason they still have my business is that their customer service has
>> been notably good; I always get a response from a human on the first try,
>> and on the first or second try from a human who understands what I'm saying
>> and is able to fix it. I've dealt with organizations not like that....
>>
>> But I included the note here because I'm sure if _they're_ doing it, there's
>> probably some nonzero number of other hosting providers where it's also
>> happening, so a person setting up OpenID and being baffled by this failure
>> needs to know to check for it. Also, while the world of user-agent strings
>> can't have anything but relatively luckier and unluckier choices, maybe
>> `libwww/perl` is an especially unlucky one?
## Error: OpenID failure: naive_verify_failed_network: Could not contact ID provider to verify response. ## Error: OpenID failure: naive_verify_failed_network: Could not contact ID provider to verify response.
Again, this could have various causes. It was helpful to bump the debug level Again, this could have various causes. It was helpful to bump the debug level
@ -165,6 +178,12 @@ Then a recent `Net::SSLeay` perl module needs to be built and linked against it.
> but equally it might be as bad as it seems at first glance. > but equally it might be as bad as it seems at first glance.
> "Let the buyer beware", I think... --[[smcv]] > "Let the buyer beware", I think... --[[smcv]]
>> As far as I can tell, this particular provider _is_ on Red Hat (EL 5).
>> I can't conclusively tell because I'm in what appears to be a CloudLinux container when I'm in,
>> and certain parts of the environment (like `rpm`) I can't see. But everything
>> I _can_ see is like several RHEL5 boxen I know and love.
### Local OpenSSL installation will need certs to trust ### Local OpenSSL installation will need certs to trust
Bear in mind that the OpenSSL distribution doesn't come with a collection Bear in mind that the OpenSSL distribution doesn't come with a collection