gethttp addon updated to include curl.exe with SSL support and
a ca cert file.  Tested with getting 
 https://curl.haxx.se/index.html

use at your own risk. ;-)

Вт, 27 сен 2016, Gilles Kirouac написал(а):
> Bill
> 
> On https://curl.haxx.se/download.html ,
> under Win32 - generic, the third line is
> 
> Win32  7zip 7.50.3 binary SSL         Darren Owen
> 
> leading to
> 
> http://winampplugins.co.uk/curl/
> 
> The offered downloads "have been built with OpenSSL, ngttp2 and IPv6
> support" and are based on the most recent source.
> 
> I did a minimal test under Win10 with:
> 
> PS C:\Users\mouton> C:\GK\Logiciel\curl.exe -O
> https://curl.haxx.se/index.html
> 
> You could get a more recent cert file from
> 
> https://curl.haxx.se/docs/caextract.html
> 
> The J user/programmer should definitely learn about SSL/TLS before use and
> IMO the following URLs should be added to J doc:
> 
> https://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html
> https://curl.haxx.se/docs/caextract.html
> 
>  ~ Gilles
> 
> Le 26/09/2016 à 13:28, bill lam a écrit :
> > The gethttp addon only bundles win32 curl binary so that I think
> > using native curl on linux and osx is assumed. I have very
> > little real experience in using curl, since I normally use wget.
> > You suggested replacing the curl.exe in gethttp addon with one
> > that with ssl, and I found there are many windows binary
> > provided on the webpage. My question was which _windows_ binary
> > should be a candidate to be bundled with gethttp addon and
> > more importantly should we trust the cert file contained in those
> > packages.
> > 
> > Пн, 26 сен 2016, Raul Miller написал(а):
> > > That is a good question.
> > > 
> > > I ran through the download wizard a few times and it gave plausible
> > > answers for win32 and win64. I did not test them, but I can if you
> > > think that's a worthwhile exercise.
> > > 
> > > I also tried the download wizard for osx and it linked me to an
> > > external site (fink), and the download links were very finely grained
> > > for osx version, but they did not work. So I looked closer, and on OSX
> > > I am using /usr/bin/curl which I think means it came from apple.
> > > Double checking (brew info curl) gave me this note:
> > > 
> > > macOS already provides this software and installing another version in
> > > parallel can cause all kinds of trouble.
> > > 
> > > So probably best to not install curl on osx.
> > > 
> > > Similarly, for linux, it's probably best to use a native curl.
> > > 
> > > Does this help?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Raul
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 6:44 AM, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > There are many windows buils at its official website,
> > > > * https://curl.haxx.se/download.html
> > > > 
> > > > Which one is the best for inclusion in J addons?
> > > > 
> > > > Сб, 24 сен 2016, Raul Miller написал(а):
> > > > > Further note:
> > > > > 
> > > > > gethttp uses the instance of curl installed in 
> > > > > addons/web/gethttp/bin/curl.exe
> > > > > 
> > > > > Currently, this is being built without libssl support, which is why
> > > > > gethttp fails with https urls.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This probably should be fixed, given how prevalent https is becoming
> > > > > (boosted by hostile activities on the internet, and the general
> > > > > tendency of people to not know how to deal with that).
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > 
> > > > > --
> > > > > Raul
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 6:59 PM, John Baker <[email protected]> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Ahh,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > A good reason to move to win10
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:43 PM, greg heil <[email protected]> 
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On 12 September 2016 at 14:26, John Baker <[email protected]> 
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Things like https 64 bit curl are so fundamental that the 
> > > > > > > > irritants
> > > > > > > should be crushed on common OSs by now.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > i just used curl under W10 64b, natively in powershell, and it 
> > > > > > > worked
> > > > > > > on a https url...
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > ~greg
> > > > > > > krsnadas.org
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