Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 12:13:47 +0000 From: "Simon L. B. Nielsen" <simon@qxnitro.org> To: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using http mirrors Message-ID: <CAC8HS2Ew8ACXVp_BShxbA=ktCk6VDsXf-ds2gMsgam=0MwMNDQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADLo83_3VK6z-kXL2wrL0dMm=TTex58e5P8htHpPtvt2%2BKyZ=A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADLo83_3VK6z-kXL2wrL0dMm=TTex58e5P8htHpPtvt2%2BKyZ=A@mail.gmail.com>
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On 5 January 2013 11:14, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The submitter of ports/174427 tells me that using http for mirrors is > faster, due to the lack of authentication etc. > > I'm not convinced that the speed difference is huge, but can anyone > think of any reasons not to apply this patch? It will affect large > numbers of ports. > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=174427 Please apply this. HTTP is a generally saner protocols, especially for people behind firewalls. -- Simon L. B. Nielsen
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