Subj : HamData Callsign Updates
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Apr 27 2022 08:06:00

Sean,

 SD> I was able to get to that website using Firefox just fine.  Chrome is
 SD> overly anal about security (which is absolutely silly since the stuff
 SD> on Hamdata is public record anyway) and while the owners of Hamdata
 SD> need to fix their broken website, it is still functional.

  I found I could look up the latest callsigns with a link on my smartphone,
using the DuckDuckGo search engine.

 SD> My website(s) are designed to work with or without https.  I have
 SD> nothing on any of my websites that is not meant for public view so
 SD> while my webhost offers free SSL certs for my websites, I don't openly
 SD> advertise it.  I think it's silly at times that a simple website with
 SD> public info on it has to be "secure" like that.  A site with highly
 SD> personal info like banking?  Sure. But a site that regurgitates public
 SD> information?  Not so much.

  I created a file I give to prospective ham radio license examinees, telling
them what info they need to bring to the exam session, and what info will be
"public". I think back to the "user verification" with the dial-up BBS days,
where it asked for a users street address...noting "this must be a valid
street address...no one lives in a mailbox". For that matter, none of us
could fit in one. <G>

Daryl

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