[MacPorts] #41849: port 2.2.1: Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port libiconv returned: Failed to fetch signature for archive: The requested URL returned error: 400 Bad Request

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#41849: port 2.2.1: Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port libiconv returned:
Failed to fetch signature for archive: The requested URL returned error:
400 Bad Request
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  Reporter:  itslaksh@…      |      Owner:  wsiegrist@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  server/hosting  |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by vincent.emanuele@…):

 I just reviewed this ticket and I have the exact same problem.  I've been
 researching this for 1.5 days with no success.  Here is a summary of what
 I've noticed.

 == Setup:
 * MBP Retina 2013 running OSX 10.9.1
 * Xcode: Version 5.0.2 (5A3005) + Command-line tools
 * Macports Version: Installed using binary via
 https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.2.1-10.9-Mavericks.pkg
 * Bash config: Completely clean/empty

 == Symptoms
 * I'm experiencing exactly the same broken libiconv issue that
 itslaksh at yahoo.com pointed out.  My main.log file looks very similar.
 * Other packages break too.  Confirmed the same error message for:
   * All packages that depend on libiconv (there are a lot of them)
   * openssl
 * However, the following commands/ports install okay
   * sudo port selfupdate
   * sudo port install zlib
   * bzip2
   * libpng
   * freetype
 * I've attached the output of running $ sudo port -d install libiconv as
 the attached file libiconv.debug to the ticket
 == Things I've tried
 * Wipe everything and reinstall
   * Uninstalled Macports according to the directions:
 https://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html
   * Uninstalled Xcode by moving /Applications/Xcode.app to the Trash bin
   * Installed Xcode (I've tried 2 ways, from developer.apple.com & from
 the App store with same result)
   * Accepted Xcode license, reinstalled command-line tools
   * Reinstalled Macports from binary (link given above)
   * Problem completely reproduced
 * Look for related trac tickets in Macports (search for "bad request")
   * Tickets: 41849 (this ticket), 39949, 33715, 28590, and 15901
   * None of them seem particularly related
 * Google: googled for macports "bad request"
   * Looked through several hits, was not able to see what actions I needed
 to take to resolve this
 * Looked at the code
   *

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