Too many redirects. Segmentation fault

[Andrius]

Binary package hint: axel

axel http://ftp2.uk.freebsd.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/8.04.1/ubuntu-8.04.1-alternate-amd64.iso
Initializing download: http://ftp2.uk.freebsd.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/8.04.1/ubuntu-8.04.1-alternate-amd64.iso
Too many redirects.

Segmentation fault

ii axel 1.0b-3 A light download accelerator - Console version

cat /etc/debian_version
lenny/sid

[joy23 (shakespear-joy)]

I got it too

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Seyfer (seyferseed)]

Same error on Ubuntu 15.10

[Eriberto (eriberto)]

The problem is caused by redirections from http to https, that currently not supported.

There are efforts to implement SSL and solve this question soon.

Eriberto

[Eriberto (eriberto)]

Not the same problem in Debian bug #449513.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package axel - 2.10-1

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axel (2.10-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.
      - Now, Axel supports SSL/TLS. (LP: #253906)
      - The upstream improved the manpage. (Closes: #621728)
  * debian/control:
      - Added libssl-dev to Build-Depends field.
      - Improved the long description.
  * debian/copyright:
      - New licensing for upstream source code and packaging. Now, Axel uses
        GPL-2+ with OpenSSL exception. (Closes: #823424)
      - Updated all information and added some rights.
  * debian/docs: added the NEWS file.

 -- Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <email address hidden> Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:39:41 -0300