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@@ -352,17 +352,15 @@ deb-src [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [.
<para>The currently recognized URI types are:
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><command>http</command></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><command>http</command> (&apt-transport-http;)</term>
<listitem><para>
The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for an archive and is the most
- commonly used method, with many options in the
- <literal>Acquire::http</literal> scope detailed in &apt-conf;. The URI can
- directly include login information if the archive requires it, but the use
- of &apt-authconf; should be preferred. The method also supports SOCKS5 and
- HTTP(S) proxies either configured via apt-specific configuration or
- specified by the environment variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> in the
- format (assuming an HTTP proxy requiring authentication)
- <replaceable>http://user:pass@server:port/</replaceable>.
+ commonly used method. The URI can directly include login information if the
+ archive requires it, but the use of &apt-authconf; should be preferred.
+ The method also supports SOCKS5 and HTTP(S) proxies either configured via
+ apt-specific configuration or specified by the environment variable
+ <envar>http_proxy</envar> in the format (assuming an HTTP proxy requiring
+ authentication) <replaceable>http://user:pass@server:port/</replaceable>.
The authentication details for proxies can also be supplied via
&apt-authconf;.</para>
<para>Note that these forms of authentication are insecure as the whole
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ deb-src [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [.
chosen transport method. See &apt-secure; for details.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><command>https</command></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><command>https</command> (&apt-transport-https;)</term>
<listitem><para>
The https scheme specifies an HTTPS server for an archive and is very
similar in use and available options to the http scheme. The main