GNU bug report logs - #15905
24.3; url-copy-file sometimes silently downloads garbage or incomplete file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ryan <rct <at> thompsonclan.org>

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:14:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 10504

Found in versions 24.0.90, 24.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15905 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, John Wiegley <johnw <at> gnu.org>, Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>
Subject: bug#15905: 24.3; url-copy-file sometimes silently downloads garbage or incomplete file
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:59:38 +0100

John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Lars, what is the argument for rejecting external TLS programs, for and
> against?

I don't know what the pro argument is.

The argument against is that using external programs doesn't go through
the Emacs network security manager, and TLS validation either has to be
switched off ("--insecure") or switched on for all connections.  Which
is, of course, unacceptable.

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