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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2020-07-10 22:00:53 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2020-07-10 22:00:53 +0200
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-*spell.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Jun 10
+*spell.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Jul 10
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -653,11 +653,12 @@ ask you where to write the file (there must be a writable directory in
'runtimepath' for this).
The plugin has a default place where to look for spell files, on the Vim ftp
-server. If you want to use another location or another protocol, set the
-g:spellfile_URL variable to the directory that holds the spell files. The
-|netrw| plugin is used for getting the file, look there for the specific
-syntax of the URL. Example: >
- let g:spellfile_URL = 'http://ftp.vim.org/vim/runtime/spell'
+server. The protocol used is SSL (https://) for security. If you want to use
+another location or another protocol, set the g:spellfile_URL variable to the
+directory that holds the spell files. You can use http:// or ftp://, but you
+are taking a security risk then. The |netrw| plugin is used for getting the
+file, look there for the specific syntax of the URL. Example: >
+ let g:spellfile_URL = 'https://ftp.nluug.nl/vim/runtime/spell'
You may need to escape special characters.
The plugin will only ask about downloading a language once. If you want to