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Re: [PATCH] Switch gcc ftp URL's to http


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On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 11:05 PM Janne Blomqvist
<blomqvist.janne@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:41 PM Andrew Pinski <pinskia@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 12:37 PM Janne Blomqvist
> > <blomqvist.janne@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > The FTP protocol is getting long in the tooth, and we should emphasize
> > > HTTP where that is available. This patch changes various gcc.gnu.org
> > > URL's to instead use HTTP.
> >
> > May I suggest you use https instead of http here?  Because it will be
> > redirected anyways to use https.
>
> For me, when I use my normal web browser (firefox), it does redirect
> to https. But I'm using the "HTTPS everywhere" extension, so I'm not
> sure if it's the extension that does it, or if the server redirects
> me, or if it's some other web-security-thingy that does it. When I use
> curl, and if I manage to interpret the output correctly, it does not
> redirect.
>
> That being said, it's probably a good idea to use https anyway. So
> yes, consider it done (I'm not sending a new iteration of the patch
> for this).
>
>
> --
> Janne Blomqvist



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Janne Blomqvist


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