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@end deftp
The @code{git://} protocol lacks authentication. When you pull from a
-repository fetched via @code{git://}, you don't know that the data you
-receive was modified is really coming from the specified host, and you
-have your connection is subject to eavesdropping. It's better to use an
-authenticated and encrypted transport, such as @code{https}. Although Git allows you
+repository fetched via @code{git://}, you don't know whether the data you
+receive was modified or is even coming from the specified host, and your
+connection is subject to eavesdropping. It's better to use an authenticated
+and encrypted transport, such as @code{https}. Although Git allows you
to serve repositories using unsophisticated file-based web servers,
there is a faster protocol implemented by the @code{git-http-backend}
program. This program is the back-end of a proper Git web service. It