pkg/10006: No support for HTTP in pkg_add(1)

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>Number: 10006
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: No support for HTTP in pkg_add(1)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 28 14:21:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jason R. Thorpe
>Release: April 24, 2000
>Organization:
Zembu Labs, Inc.
>Environment:

>Description:
pkg_add(1) does not support fetching packages via HTTP. Using
HTTP is especially handy in many automated environments where
WWW servers are already running, but where there is not a desire
to set up anonymous FTP.

>How-To-Repeat:
Attempt to provide an HTTP URL to pkg_add(1). Watch it fail.
Subsequently inspect code.

>Fix:
Not provided.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: