No HTTPS in the GPX download file or pocket query

[+De Zuidjes]

 

I noticed when I make a pocket query and then a download of this query does not send the URL in the file as HTTPS.

The same when I download the gpx file from the geocache page.

 

Sample of the file:   

    <name>GC29M3R</name>
    <desc>Op Fietse! # 06 - Diphoorn by MetSKIK, Multi-cache (1.5/1.5)</desc>
    <url>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ebfce1b5-cce7-4654-af50-fedce8364c4b</url>
    <urlname>Op Fietse! # 06 - Diphoorn</urlname>
    <sym>Geocache Found</sym>
    <type>Geocache|Multi-cache</type>
    <Groundspeak:cache id="1723378" available="False" archived="True" xmlns:Groundspeak="http://www.Groundspeak.com/cache/1/0/1">
      <Groundspeak:name>Op Fietse! # 06 - Diphoorn</Groundspeak:name>
      <Groundspeak:placed_by>MetSKIK</Groundspeak:placed_by>
      <Groundspeak:owner id="3367808">MetSKIK</Groundspeak:owner>
      <Groundspeak:type>Multi-cache</Groundspeak:type>
      <Groundspeak:container>Micro</Groundspeak:container>
      <Groundspeak:attributes>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="13" inc="1">Available at all times</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="15" inc="1">Available during winter</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="19" inc="1">Ticks</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="32" inc="1">Bicycles</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="1" inc="1">Dogs</Groundspeak:attribute>
      </Groundspeak:attributes>
      <Groundspeak:difficulty>1.5</Groundspeak:difficulty>
      <Groundspeak:terrain>1.5</Groundspeak:terrain>
      <Groundspeak:country>Netherlands</Groundspeak:country>
      <Groundspeak:state>
      </Groundspeak:state>
      <Groundspeak:short_description html="True">&lt;img src=
"http://img.geocaching.com/cache/865799d3-1c44-44b2-ae94-36d8f56050ef.jpg"

 

When I look at a new geocache file (GC82TBD), the same problem.

Only the url has been changed to https the other url's not.

 

<gpx xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="1.0" creator="Groundspeak, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.Groundspeak.com" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0 http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0/gpx.xsd http://www.Groundspeak.com/cache/1/0/1 http://www.Groundspeak.com/cache/1/0/1/cache.xsd" xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0">
  <name>Cache Listing Generated from Geocaching.com</name>
  <desc>This is an individual cache generated from Geocaching.com</desc>
  <author>Account "Majonicada" From Geocaching.com</author>
  <email>contact@geocaching.com</email>
  <url>http://www.geocaching.com</url>
  <urlname>Geocaching - High Tech Treasure Hunting</urlname>
  <time>2019-01-26T20:44:48.2431012Z</time>
  <keywords>cache, geocache</keywords>
  <bounds minlat="50.934283" minlon="3.161" maxlat="50.934283" maxlon="3.161" />
  <wpt lat="50.934283" lon="3.161">
    <time>2019-01-23T08:00:00Z</time>
    <name>GC82TBD</name>
    <desc>In Memory Of Pandarijntje by Majonicada, Traditional Cache (1/1)</desc>
    <url>https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a5a309d6-fc65-4526-b792-854a03355e7f</url>
    <urlname>In Memory Of Pandarijntje</urlname>
    <sym>Geocache</sym>
    <type>Geocache|Traditional Cache</type>
    <Groundspeak:cache id="7061009" available="True" archived="False" xmlns:Groundspeak="http://www.Groundspeak.com/cache/1/0/1">
      <Groundspeak:name>In Memory Of Pandarijntje</Groundspeak:name>
      <Groundspeak:placed_by>Majonicada</Groundspeak:placed_by>
      <Groundspeak:owner id="18808114">Majonicada</Groundspeak:owner>
      <Groundspeak:type>Traditional Cache</Groundspeak:type>
      <Groundspeak:container>Micro</Groundspeak:container>
      <Groundspeak:attributes>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="14" inc="0">Recommended at night</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="8" inc="1">Scenic view</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="1" inc="1">Dogs</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="6" inc="1">Recommended for kids</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="15" inc="1">Available during winter</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="24" inc="1">Wheelchair accessible</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="32" inc="1">Bicycles</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="25" inc="1">Parking available</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="41" inc="1">Stroller accessible</Groundspeak:attribute>
        <Groundspeak:attribute id="53" inc="1">Park and Grab</Groundspeak:attribute>
      </Groundspeak:attributes>
      <Groundspeak:difficulty>1</Groundspeak:difficulty>
      <Groundspeak:terrain>1</Groundspeak:terrain>
      <Groundspeak:country>Belgium</Groundspeak:country>
      <Groundspeak:state>West-Vlaanderen</Groundspeak:state>
      <Groundspeak:short_description html="True">
</Groundspeak:short_description>

 

 

It seems that old geocaches are not provided with a new URL with HTTPS

[robertlipe]

Part of that looks to have been entered by a human.  Machine fixing that to work well in a XHDR/CORS environment could be challenging.

You'd make a better case for you wish if you offered ways it's wrong, examples how it would look after, what that change/fix would enable that let you find caches you can't now, etc.

 

[+Corfman Clan]

So why is this an issue? I'm sure there is already URL rewriting going on to replace http with https so that's where you'll go anyway.