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Re: Enforcing TLS for GNU ELPA
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tomas |
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Re: Enforcing TLS for GNU ELPA |
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Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:50:05 +0200 |
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On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 06:30:17PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Some time ago I've contributed a change to a certain package
> > repository's webserver setup that responds to http:// requests with a
> > 301 redirect to the https:// version. Should the same be done for GNU
> > ELPA? Why/why not?
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> I'd vote for no: I'm happy to encourage the use of `https` but that
> would prevent access over `http` which doesn't seem like
> a friendly choice.
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> I'm not sure what would be the benefits (and for whom).
[...]
Wholeheartedly agree. Strongly suggest, warmly encourage: by all
means. Enforce, no.
Cheers
- t
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