Safari Will Not Open Https sites

Question

Safari will not open any https sites. When attempted, I get the following type of error:
Safari can’t open the page “https://support.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/. . . . . . . . because it could not connect to the server “support.apple.com”.
The problem started happening about three weeks ago, probably after one of Apple's updates. I can log on to the same https sites using any other browser. The problem also exists no matter what user I am logged into, including root.
I have emptied the cache, reset Safari, repaired permissions, repaired the disk using Disk utlility, run ToolTech Pro on the drive, tossed preferences, tossed various keychange files, but nothing solves the problem. There are other posts claiming to have the same problem, but the suggested fix does not work for me.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Power Mac   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Answer 1

I also had this problem and solved it. I use Little
Snitch which establishes rules for blocking ports to
see when applications phone home. For Safari I
accidently blocked port 443 which is SSL or https.
Check to see that you have not blocked this port
through a firewall setting. Of course if this were a
firewall setting all browsers would not be able to
access https websites.
****, I thought I thought of everything, but I completely failed to consider Little Snitch, as I could never see myself accidently denying Safari connections. However, apparently I did just that. Thank you, you win the prize.
Power Mac   Mac OS X (10.4.9)