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Re: master 0910230be6e: ; Prefer HTTPS to HTTP in more links


From: Stefan Kangas
Subject: Re: master 0910230be6e: ; Prefer HTTPS to HTTP in more links
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 09:29:12 +0200

> > I believe there are some places where you modified, where http is indeed 
> > intended rather than https.  For example, doc/misc/org.org tries to tell 
> > readers that Org supports many protocols, one of which is http.

True.  It's not the best example though, as it now redirects to the
https version.

(Are we sure we need an example for HTTP when we already have an HTTPS
one?  HTTPS implies HTTP, doesn't it?)

> An https connection by IP address is unlikely to “work” (though it
> will fail with a different diagnostic). The server will present a TLS
> certificate for a certain domain name, and the client will reject it
> because the domain name presented does not exactly match the IP
> address.
>
> (Also, Gmail’s spell checker says “is now probably now rare” is
> probably a typo.)

That section has been commented out since 2007.  Perhaps it should
simply be removed.



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