This PR addresses this bug in our documentation and also stresses its 
incompatibility with https,
so we (it was likely me, I feel a bit bad about it) do not change it to https 
again.
https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/pull/3530

Best,
Steffen

> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2025 um 06:54
> Von: rodw <r...@vehiclemods.net.au>
> An: "EMC developers" <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Betreff: Re: [Emc-developers] just tried to dl 2.9.4, failed, apt says zsync 
> is latest
>
> Zsync does not support https, you need to use http.
> ref:   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsync/+bug/1927807
> Personally, if a tool does not support https we should not recommend using it.
> in any case, why bother? A direct link today is not going to fail. The 
> internet has moved beyond that today.
>  
>  
>  
> On 2025-07-30 14:40, gene heskett  <ghesk...@shentel.net>  wrote:
> > On 7/29/25 23:41, Titus Newswanger wrote:
> > >
> > >  On 7/29/25 21:26, gene heskett wrote:
> > >>  could not read control file from URL
> > >
> > >  did zsync used to work here?
> > Dunno, just following your instructions on a subpage of linuxcnc.org.   
> > Haven't used it before that I can recall.
> > >
> > >  wget ?
> > >
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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