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From: "Dan Čermák" <dan.cermak@cgc-instruments.com>
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 15:28:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87po684l16.fsf@cgc-instruments.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c372afb8-078a-4c49-bd8c-e6659cf2f154@googlegroups.com>

The tile sounds a little click-baity, but it is actually a good tutorial
how to secure the connection to (m)elpa.

Afaik there has been no malware on melpa, but if you download your
packages via http, someone could in theory tamper with your connection
and inject malicious code.

So, don't panic & use https ;-)

Rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 6:11:59 PM UTC+5:30, Dan Čermák wrote:
>> If you are setting up a new emacs client, you might want to take a look
>> at this too: https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2015/11/editor-malware.html
>
> Hoo Boy!
> Was wondering when this would become a thing…



  reply	other threads:[~2018-01-17 14:28 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 [this message]
2018-01-17 14:41         ` Robert Pluim
2018-01-17 21:21           ` Stefan Monnier
     [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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