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by bombolo 1246 days ago
Alarm all the users to notify one person? Doesn't seem so good to me.
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yardstick 1246 days ago
Isn’t that what happens now when the cert expires? Except when it’s expired it’s a lot harder for users to figure out how to bypass the warnings so they can visit the site to find a contact link to report the issue.

Remember not every site is actively checked by their maintainer every day.

In an ideal world it shouldn’t be needed (and likewise UX for expired certs wouldn’t be needed), but in practice I think it has merit.

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bombolo 1246 days ago
OP's idea was to scare the users BEFORE it expires (and the admin still has time to renew).

> Remember not every site is actively checked by their maintainer every day.

Precisely… so scaring the users while the owner doesn't get the message is useless.

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yardstick 1245 days ago
Owner will likely check their email more than visit their site. I know that’s true for various small sites of mine.
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