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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 16.04 server --- Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80 when	package-refresh-contents
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:21:29 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvvag0gp4n.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87shb4bl9v.fsf@gmail.com

> The upcoming Emacs 26 should be much better in this regards, as it
> uses https by default for elpa downloads.  Some of the advice in that
> blog entry is still useful though.

http vs https is largely irrelevant when downloading from elpa.gnu.org
since those packages come with a PGP signature which Emacs can check
(and does check, assuming you have PGP installed).

IIRC this has been true since Emacs-25.


        Stefan




  reply	other threads:[~2018-01-17 21:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-01-17 11:56 Ubuntu 16.04 server --- Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80 when package-refresh-contents izzy.yichao.cai
2018-01-17 12:12 ` tomas
2018-01-17 12:41   ` Dan Čermák
     [not found]   ` <mailman.7506.1516192916.27995.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-01-17 14:15     ` Rusi
2018-01-17 14:28       ` Dan Čermák
2018-01-17 14:41         ` Robert Pluim
2018-01-17 21:21           ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
     [not found] ` <mailman.7505.1516191159.27995.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-01-19  2:28   ` izzy.yichao.cai
2018-01-19  9:42     ` Robert Pluim

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