Safari Can't Open Webpage

I am using Safari at my home comuputer (Dell, Windows XP). I recently installed it within the past two weeks. Just this Sunday, I noticed that there are several pages that I haven't been able to view and the same message "Safari can’t open the page “https://cavs.bpcc.edu/” because it couldn’t establish a secure connection to the server “cavs.bpcc.edu”" pops up, except it uses the current URL.
What is wrong? Anyone have any suggestions because I prefer Safari to IE7.
Thanks

According to the URL you posted, there's a link on that page for "Browser Requirements", though it looks as though it hasn't been updated in quite some time. Here what it says they support:
To access Student Self-Service, your computer must be equipped with a browser capable of rendering HTML 4.01 and running JavaScript. The following browsers are known to be compatible:
Windows browsers:
Firefox 1.5.0.1 and 2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0
Mozilla 1.7.12
Netscape 7.2 and 8.1
MAC OS 10.4 browsers:
Firefox 1.5.0.1 and 2.0
Netscape 7.2
MAC OS 10.3 browsers:
Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mozilla 1.7.12
Netscape 7.2
Assistive Technology:
IBM Home Page Reader 3.02
JAWS 5.0
In your browser, you must enable:
JavaScript (required for drop down menus)
SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
So if they don't support Safari, try downloading Firefox instead, and send them some email about their need to support Safari 3.x (a fully standards-compliant browser) for you and all other users immediately.
Mulder

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