Re: Changing guix download page from using HTTP to HTTPS

[ng0]

On 17-03-05 19:45:07, ng0 wrote:
> 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.
> 

Sorry, I thought this was a very selective reply to the patch for the
website I've sent today. But my reply still stands.