Re: [Repo-criteria-discuss] HSTS screw?

[Richard Stallman]

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  > As in: you want to downgrade the connection to HTTP?  If so, then no,
  > that's not possible with their configuration unless you use some proxy
  > that will do the stripping for you.  Offering plain HTTP would thwart
  > what they're trying to do.

I think you have misunderstood the scenario.  You are thinking of a
response from wikipedia.org, but the portal operates before
wikipedia.org even receives the request.  What wikipedia.org does
when it receives the request is not even part of the issue.

  > Do these portals allow you to only visit the site that you requested?
  > Do they let you put in any site you want?

Thanks for trying to help, but I don't think it is useful to explain
how these portals work to those who don't already know.  You won't find
a solution based on my explanation alone, without personal experience.

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