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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 7 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source | bottom
1. michaelvillar ◴[12 Nov 20 21:50 UTC] No.25075571[source]▶
Update to the original tweet: https://twitter.com/michaelvillar/status/1327004693361549312...

> A better fix to this is:

> - Turn off Wifi (to be usable)

> - Add "0.0.0.0 http://ocsp.apple.com" to `/etc/hosts`

> - Turn on Wifi

> This is temporary, don't forget to remove it tomorrow.

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2. greensoap ◴[12 Nov 20 22:01 UTC] No.25075704[source]▶
Is there a reason I shouldn't leave this address in a blackhole?
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3. po1nter ◴[12 Nov 20 22:03 UTC] No.25075723[source]▶
> This is temporary, don't forget to remove it tomorrow.

or maybe don't depend on apple to allow you to run programs on your OWN computer. that hosts rule should stay in place...

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4. michaelvillar ◴[12 Nov 20 22:05 UTC] No.25075750[source]▶
It depends if you care about this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatekeeper_(macOS)
5. untog ◴[12 Nov 20 22:32 UTC] No.25076103[source]▶
I heard that's also the server that Apple uses for SSL cert validation, so you're going to want it again.
6. goatinaboat ◴[12 Nov 20 22:46 UTC] No.25076273[source]▶
Add "0.0.0.0 http://ocsp.apple.com" to `/etc/hosts`

Do you put URLs in /etc/hosts now? The mind boggles at the ways of Apple

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7. mekster ◴[13 Nov 20 01:59 UTC] No.25077967[source]▶
More likely that's a typo.