[Hackage] #267: cabal upload has poor error messages (just an HTTP response code)

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#267: cabal upload has poor error messages (just an HTTP response code)
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  Reporter:  guest          |        Owner:        
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new   
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:        
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  HEAD  
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:        
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  normal
Ghcversion:  6.8.2          |     Platform:        
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Comment (by ross):

 The CGI script uses `outputError`, which returns a response with a status
 header ''400 Error in upload'', with the error message (in HTML) in the
 body.  Cabal upload is presumably ignoring the message because it wants
 plain text, but the CGI library doesn't offer that.

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