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I need to sign into Lycos - why can"t I?

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palfollies1980
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just had problem signing into my mail at Lycos.com. Get message it is not configured right -or some such. never had this problem the day before firefox updated. what can i do?

just had problem signing into my mail at Lycos.com. Get message it is not configured right -or some such. never had this problem the day before firefox updated. what can i do?

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FredMcD
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The exact error message should be posted.

There is security software like Avast, Kaspersky, BitDefender and ESET that intercept secure connections and send their own certificate.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-cant-load-websites-other-browsers-can

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-and-other-browsers-cant-load-websites

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/secure-connection-failed-error-message

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/connection-untrusted-error-message

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites


  • uses an invalid security certificate SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN
  • configured their website improperly

How to troubleshoot the error code "SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER" on secure websites https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER