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Re: Setup with HTTPS mirror


David Stacey writes:
> I'm setting up a local Cygwin package mirror, serving the files over
> HTTPS. I'm having difficulty getting the Setup executable to fetch the
> setup.ini file. Does Cygwin's setup support HTTPS, or is it HTTP only?

I think it's HTTP only at the moment.  I have no idea how difficult it'd
be to add HTTPS, but if you want to do it correctly it would add quite a
bit of stuff.  Note that HTTPS only gives you opaqueness, not any extra
security.


Regards,
Achim.
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