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Just loaded SABnzbd and when I try to access the program, I get a message which says the certificate is not verified and I am advised not to go to this website (http://forums.sabnzbd.org). What do I do now? Thank you..............

If the warning scares you, you can use http://localhost:8080/ (or the port on which the plain HTTP is running), and you won't get a warning.

Thank you - but, since I'm trying to learn as I go along, would you mind telling me the difference between the two addresses and, maybe, why SABnzbd chose to use the address I described?

Nisko wrote:Thank you - but, since I'm trying to learn as I go along, would you mind telling me the difference between the two addresses and, maybe, why SABnzbd chose to use the address I described?

OK! :-)

the :8080 address is plain HTTP, and so unsecured. No problem if you use localhost:8080, but if you use it over your LAN (or Internet), someone else on the LAN can eavesdrop on it quite easily.

Soluton: port :9090 with HTTPS: it's secured / encrypted. So someone else can't see what you're doing. That's better.
However, SABnzbd uses a self-signed certificate. It's still encrypted, but your browser is telling you it cannot verify the site you're visiting is really that site. When visting your bank or government, that's a big problem (see the Diginotar problem), but for your own localhost that's not a problem. So you can ignore it in this case.

It's very good of you that you take the warning seriously for remote sites likes banks. For your own SABnzbd you can safely decide to ignore it.

Thank you!! Now, I tried all the options in SABnzbd and couldn't find a way to change the address. Do I have to reinstall?

Nisko wrote:Thank you!! Now, I tried all the options in SABnzbd and couldn't find a way to change the address. Do I have to reinstall?

No. No need to change an address. With my explanation you can say "OK" to your browser.

Thank you.