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Re: Changing guix download page from using HTTP to HTTPS


From: ng0
Subject: Re: Changing guix download page from using HTTP to HTTPS
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 19:45:07 +0000

On 17-03-05 13:25:47, Mike Gerwitz wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 16:32:16 +0000, ng0 wrote:
> > As it is, it is inaccessible for tor users. This would fix it.
> 
> The FTP server you mean?  rms has asked the FSF sysadmins to fix this as
> of a day or two ago, so hopefully that'll work soon.
> 
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No, this won't fix the fact that port 21+20, the ones commonly used for
ftp, are commonly blocked by most relays. Switching to http OR https and
not making ftp the legacy protocol of choice will help here.
Unless rms went by my recommendation to offer onion services, but all I
know is that they are talking at the moment.



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