Date: Sat, 05 May 2018 09:30:16 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 227989] Mk/bsd.sites.mk please remove lagacy ftp scheme for fetching Message-ID: <bug-227989-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D227989 Bug ID: 227989 Summary: Mk/bsd.sites.mk please remove lagacy ftp scheme for fetching Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: p5B2E9A8F@t-online.de FTP is old legacy stuff. Please use http or better https schemes where poss= ible for fetching from master sites.. Fetching ftp://ftp.master.site fails often because ftp has become a no go f= or most, while fetch http://ftp.master.site works every time, and it has to be done all the time manually when ftp://ftp failes.=20 So please review Mk/bsd.sites.mk for a better user experience. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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