On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 10:52:01AM +0100, Thérèse Godefroy wrote: > > * marking mirrors rather than URLs, > > Some JS mirrors have ftp/rsync URLs that are safe.
Yes; but coincidentally, these URLs aren't used in redirections, so in effect, the script is to either accept or reject all URLs with applicable protocols in the mirror. > > * using uniform markers so that (0) any number of them could be > > attached to a mirror, and (1) /prep/FTP-to-mirmon list converter > > could distinguish the lines where markers are present, > > OK, but I think that's overkill. We have yet to see a centralized > surveillance mirror that doesn't use JS. The scripts won't need changing when we see such a mirror, or when we find other reasons to avoid mirrors in redirections. > > * adding footnotes explaining what each marker is for. > > So you want footnotes? Not sure they are necessary, but it can be done. > I will rewrite the paragraph about JS and add anchors. People will visit /prep/ftp.html; we should explain why one mirror differs from the others, shouldn't we?
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
