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diff --git a/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod b/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod index 3337f6d4a3..05ede23a2f 100644 --- a/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod +++ b/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod @@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ NULL) to print additional diagnostic information in a user-oriented way. OSSL_HTTP_set1_request() sets up in I<rctx> the request header and content data and expectations on the response using the following parameters. -If <rctx> indicates using a proxy for HTTP (but not HTTPS), the server hostname -(and optionally port) needs to be placed in the header and thus must be present. +If <rctx> indicates using a proxy for HTTP (but not HTTPS), the server host +(and optionally port) needs to be placed in the header; thus it must be present +in I<rctx>. +For backward compatibility, the server (and optional port) may also be given in +the I<path> argument beginning with C<http://> (thus giving an absoluteURI). If I<path> is NULL it defaults to "/". If I<req> is NULL the HTTP GET method will be used to send the request else HTTP POST with the contents of I<req> and optional I<content_type>, where |