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Subject: Re: http subversion URLs should be discontinued in favor of https URLs
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06.12.2017 3:59, Yuri wrote:

> It's understood that a lot of arguments can be made for and against this,
> like with any other issue, but security argument should outweigh most or all other arguments.

It is illusion that https is more secure than unencrypted http in a sense of MITM
just because of encryption, it is not.