[Hackage] #562: cabal-install update fails going through a HTTP proxy (but not consistently)

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#562: cabal-install update fails going through a HTTP proxy (but not
consistently)
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  Reporter:  acid2          |        Owner:                     
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new                
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:                     
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.6.0.1            
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:                     
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  very easy (<1 hour)
Ghcversion:                 |     Platform:                     
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Comment (by duncan):

 I'd like to hear the opinion of the HTTP package maintainer on this issue
 since it sounds like a bug in the HTTP package. I would much prefer if
 possible to stick with using lazy bytestrings since it should let us save
 to disk in constant space.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/562#comment:14>
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