Re: Bug#27063: marked as done (apt: I should follow HTTP redirects.)

[Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>]

>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca> writes:

    Jason> Actually here is the best reason why.

    Jason> The problem with netgod's site is that he installed
    Jason> mod_spelling. It turned out that the original reporter had
    Jason> an old package file so mod_spelling 'corrected' the file
    Jason> name to the new version and sent back a redirect!

    Jason> So if I did support redirects this case would leave to even
    Jason> more confusing problems, the MD5 sum on the file would fail
    Jason> beacuse it's the WRONG file

*grin* Ahh, good old mod_speling <- that's how it's speeeled ;)

Thanks, that's a great explanation.

Ben

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