netpbm fails to download using svn

[Frank J. R. Hanstick]

Hello,
	In trying to upgrade via:

		sudo port upgrade outdated

	I encountered the following error:

		--->  Fetching netpbm
		Error: Target org.macports.fetch returned: Subversion check out failed
		Log for netpbm is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/ 
_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync 
.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_netpbm/netpbm/main.log
		Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
		To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

	When looking up the bug reports, I found a ticket issued against this  
error designated as will not fix for the following reason:

		Thank you for your report. However, I won't be making this change.

		I think that Subversion should not be used over HTTP at this time,  
as there is no good way to assure that data has not been tampered  
with. Portfiles that use HTTP to fetch regular 		tarfiles simply use a  
checksum to verify the integrity of the downloaded file. This is not  
an option when using Subversion. Transferring data over an encrypted  
connection using 		HTTPS alleviates this problem somewhat, albeit not  
completely fixing it (there might still have been an attack on the svn  
server). Completely foregoing any security just as a 			workaround for  
users whose network connection has isolated defects is not a good  
idea, in my humble opinion.

	How does this error get corrected if the maintainer is unwilling to  
fix an obvious defect?



Frank J. R. Hanstick
trog24 at comcast.net