Re: Bug#27063: marked as done (apt: I should follow HTTP redirects.)
On 24 Sep 1998, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> >>>>> "Debian" == Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> writes:
>
> Debian> Your message dated Thu, 24 Sep 1998 22:54:08 -0600 (MDT)
> Debian> with message-id
> Debian> <Pine.LNX.3.96.980924225200.279F-100000@Wakko.ualberta.ca>
> Debian> and subject line Bug#27063: apt: I should follow HTTP
> Debian> redirects. has caused the attached bug report to be
> Debian> marked as done.
>
> Just to ask, why did you close this? Isn't it a valid issue?
Actually here is the best reason why.
The problem with netgod's site is that he installed mod_spelling. It
turned out that the original reporter had an old package file so
mod_spelling 'corrected' the file name to the new version and sent back a
redirect!
So if I did support redirects this case would leave to even more confusing
problems, the MD5 sum on the file would fail beacuse it's the WRONG file
Jason
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