For what its' worth, they have finally released a statement:- https://www.startssl.com/?app=43 https://www.startssl.com/?app=43 This claims that CRLs and OCSP

For what its' worth, they have finally released a statement:- https://www.startssl.com/?app=43 https://www.startssl.com/?app=43 This claims that CRLs and OCSP would then be expensive / lots of downloads....