https - hopefully not too stupid a question

[Roland Perry]

In article <4FDE04AF.5000903 at zen.co.uk>, Peter Fairbrother 
<zenadsl6186 at zen.co.uk> writes
>I think the browsers are looking to check the hostname in the requested 
>URL matches the hostname in the certificate - and it doesn't, 
>65.55.25.59 != www.update.microsoft.com
>
>Both actions seem like perfectly good behaviour to me.

As a "user" I'd expect the browser to connect the two concepts, it's not 
as if DNS hasn't been invented yet.
-- 
Roland Perry