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Re: netbsd.org serving ftp and http



Hi Greg,

Thus wrote Greg Troxel (gdt%lexort.com@localhost):

> So, what's the status and plan for ftp and http (non-TLS) being served
> from netbsd.org, including CDN.  Is there a plan to discontinue, and a
> timeframe?

There is no such plan at present.
Note that NetBSD releases have accompanying signed hashes that allow
verification of the bits fetched via unencrypted channel (you'd only
need to get the signing pubkey via a trustworthy channel), and that
that is a real win for slow systems.

regards,
	spz


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