From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:16:03 GMT
Subject: Re: Handle HTTP error 511 Network Authentication Required (standard secure proxy authentification/captive portal detection)
Message-ID: <7v8vjxl0qk.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1202202002330.28090@tvnag.unkk.fr>

Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> writes:

> As a git user, I would probably be very surprised if using 'git'
> suddenly caused by browser to pop up a captive portal login. I would
> prefer git to instead properly explain to me that is being the victim
> of a 511 and what I should do to fix it.

I agree what you envisioned, nothing more, nothing less, is the ideal
solution.

Thanks.