Had a look at the code: [..] if( set_url[0] == 'f' ) conn->proto = PROTO_FTP; else if( set_url[0] == 'h' ) conn->proto = PROTO_HTTP; [..]
and [..] if( conn->proto == PROTO_FTP ) serv = getservbyname( "ftp", "tcp" ); else serv = getservbyname( "www", "tcp" ); [..] or, on Darwin: [..] if( conn->proto == PROTO_HTTP ) conn->port = 80; else conn->port = 21; [..] m( m( m( This was not fixed at all before 2.10. Ouch. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1761492 Title: axel tries to download HTTPS URLs via HTTP (including credentials) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/axel/+bug/1761492/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs