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add a pointer for git-annex repos over http

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So users are less likely to try to use httpalso for them, which is not
its purpose.
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Joey Hess 2020-09-29 13:59:51 -04:00
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This special remote allows downloading annexed objects from other remotes
that also publish their content by http. Not to be confused with the [[web]]
special remote, this one is only useful in combination with some other
special remote.
This special remote allows downloading annexed objects from other special
remotes that also publish their content by http. Not to be confused with
the [[web]] special remote, or with
[accessing git-annex repositories over http](tips/setup_a_public_repository_on_a_web_site),
this is only useful in combination with some other special remote.
Suppose, for example, that you have a [[directory]] special remote. And the
directory happens to be published by a web server. (Or it could be a