Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> Apple is right about the security of PPTP, but their habit of deleting things whose security they question is downright annoying.<< What was really and truly annoying was the lack of notice that if I did the upgrade being disconnected from my office would be the result. On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 11:49 AM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > Apple is right about the security of PPTP, but their habit of deleting > things whose security they question is downright annoying. > > Of course, Google just removed the largest certificate authority > (Symantec) from Chrome and Mozilla, which has put the entire security > certificate world into a massive dither. It's not just Apple. > > > On 4/5/18 9:40 AM, Robert Baron via LUG wrote: > >> One cautionary tale: I have a high end but somewhat elderly (mid-2010 >> version) iMac desktop with 16GB RAM etc etc and a robust 2015 MacBook Air >> that were running reasonably well on Yosemite but when I tried to upgrade >> them to the latest version of Lightroom, Adobe (I believe) said I needed >> to >> upgrade my OS to fully implement the features in the upgrade so I did the >> upgrading to High Sierra. All seemed fine until I discovered that High >> Sierra had deleted the VPN settings connecting me from home or my laptop >> to >> my office. >> >> So I did some research (Google) and learned "yes, it does that". >> Apparently Apple doesn't think the PPTP VPN method of connecting is secure >> any more and won't enable it (Brian, feel free to chime in here, I've >> exhausted my vocabulary not to mention my knowledge). It would have been >> nice if I had known this before considering whether the free upgrade would >> be worth the price. >> >> Since this is well outside my skill set I contacted the tech service that >> maintains our office servers and network and was told 'hrmmm, Apple may be >> right and we'll look into it.' So far they are still looking. >> >> Hope This Helps. >> >> --Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >