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25. Yes, exactly, thank you. I will probably go crazy during the downtime but security is important!!!

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Expect occasional downtime over the next week or so while we upgrade our security [View all] Elad Mar 2017 OP

Happy to hear you're doing this. CousinIT Mar 2017 #1

Yup. Lot's other sites have switched. Kudos & thanks to DU for an excellent site. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #16

Google is motivating web sites to do it still_one Mar 2017 #27

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #29

Okey dokey. ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #2

Thanks for doing this, and warning us. elleng Mar 2017 #3

fully supportive of any measure that sticks it to agent boris. unblock Mar 2017 #4

Yes, exactly, thank you. I will probably go crazy during the downtime but security is important!!! anneboleyn Mar 2017 #25

Thanks for the update. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #5

Thank you! You take good care of us. nolabear Mar 2017 #6

Great, best of luck with the upgrades n/t hibbing Mar 2017 #7

That will mean folks may or will need to change their "favorites/bookmarks" to the site I expect. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #8

Should work fine. I think all https sites accept http and convert it to https automatically. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19

They would have to have their host explictly redirect it BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #28

Thank you, CGK Mar 2017 #9

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #36

Happy to hear this!!! Excellent!!! RKP5637 Mar 2017 #10

Can't you postpone it until the whole Trump bizarro world shakes out -- oh wait... Dorn Mar 2017 #11

You are awesome and your work is greatly appreciated. ffr Mar 2017 #12

Let us put on our heaviest digital armor and sharpen the edge of our mighty sword of intellect. byronius Mar 2017 #13

Thanks for the heads up. DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #14

Very good, thank you! nt elmac Mar 2017 #15

Thank you... TDale313 Mar 2017 #17

Great! I still relive my despair over losing DU the night of the election and the following week. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #18

I have FB friended a couple of Du-ers for just such an event. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #33

me too. mopinko Mar 2017 #46

Hope all goes smoothly. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #20

Oh, beautiful. Doreen Mar 2017 #24

What a great cartoon! It made me laugh out loud! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #44

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Excellent News Me. Mar 2017 #21

Great...just switched to Tor last week. pecosbob Mar 2017 #22

How do I do that? nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #31

https://www.torproject.org/download/download pecosbob Mar 2017 #40

Thanks. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #42

Good. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #23

The more secur the better.. In this climate, I would HATE for DU annabanana Mar 2017 #26

Thanks for the heads up. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #30

Take that edhopper Mar 2017 #32

. dae Mar 2017 #34

OK then malaise Mar 2017 #35

Thanks much! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #37

I'm sure it will all go just as planned. ornotna Mar 2017 #38

Great move! Thank you! DippyDem Mar 2017 #39

Thanks! 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #41

ALRIGHT! Good to keep the web-site most hated by RWers as secure as possible. Bill USA Mar 2017 #43

That's staying on the right side of the blue! Fluke a Snooker Mar 2017 #45

hope this makes it easier for mirt. mopinko Mar 2017 #47

this is why I keep a star membership Skittles Mar 2017 #48

Thanks, Elad! Hekate Mar 2017 #49

I will still be here.. n/t secondwind Mar 2017 #50

Great workinclasszero Mar 2017 #51

I would like to add my thanks. Lifelong Protester Mar 2017 #52

Putin pruf I hope. sellitman Mar 2017 #53

♡Elad ♡ eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #54

Thanks for the heads up, Elad! sueh Apr 2017 #55

No wonder that DU is a first-rate site lillypaddle Apr 2017 #56

But....... BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #57

Thanks for the heads up! blaze Apr 2017 #58

Thanks for the info and the upgrade. IndianaDave Apr 2017 #59

Thank you thank you thank you nt RainCaster Apr 2017 #60

Thanks for doing this, Elad and Skinner steve2470 Apr 2017 #61

Thanks for this... LP2K12 Apr 2017 #62

As always, thank you, Skinner! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #63

Bravo on the new https! defacto7 Apr 2017 #64

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