This has been changed to use http instead of ftp in a recent commit to the
Hyperbole package master branch.  Additional fixes to improve RFC browsing
should be implemented this week.  We will close this issue.

Regards,

Bob

On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 9:21 AM Brad Knotwell via Bug-hyperbole via <
bug-hyperbole@gnu.org> wrote:

> I use:  Editor:      GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0,
> Carbon Version 158 AppKit 1561.6)
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>         Hyperbole:   7.1.3
>         Sys Type:    x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0
>         OS Type:     darwin
>         Window Sys:  mac
>         News Reader: Gnus v5.13
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> Linking to an RFC won't work most people as active mode ftp will be
> blocked.  While people could customize ange-ftp-passive-host-alist to
> include ftp.ietf.org, I would suggest switching the access method to
> https instead:
>
>    https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt
>
> Thx.
>
> --Brad
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