Use tls.el instead of ssl.el for HTTPS?

Use tls.el instead of ssl.el for HTTPS?

[Magnus Henoch]

The HTTPS code in url-http.el currently looks like this:

    (let ((url-gateway-method (condition-case ()
				  (require 'ssl)
				(error 'tls))))
      ...
      )

That is, it uses ssl.el if it is available, and otherwise uses tls.el
(which is the only one included with Emacs).  Is there any reason to
not always use tls.el?

Magnus

Use tls.el instead of ssl.el for HTTPS?

[T. V. Raman]

I believe this is legacy and dates back to the time before tls.el
even existed. I think we should have w3 use tls.el consistently.

>>>>> "Magnus" == Magnus Henoch <mange@freemail.hu> writes:
    Magnus> The HTTPS code in url-http.el currently looks like
    Magnus> this: (let ((url-gateway-method (condition-case ()
    Magnus> (require 'ssl) (error 'tls)))) ...  )
    Magnus> 
    Magnus> That is, it uses ssl.el if it is available, and
    Magnus> otherwise uses tls.el (which is the only one included
    Magnus> with Emacs).  Is there any reason to not always use
    Magnus> tls.el?
    Magnus> 
    Magnus> Magnus
    Magnus> 
    Magnus> 
    Magnus> 
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