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| author | kjnash <k.j.nash@usa.net> | 2022-05-11 19:05:33 (GMT) |
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| committer | kjnash <k.j.nash@usa.net> | 2022-05-11 19:05:33 (GMT) |
| commit | 355490c37c7a596e846ffeb26c4d82f2dfed9d37 (patch) | |
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Revise http(n) to fix #6afa947d1a
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@@ -306,8 +306,16 @@ multiple requests. Default is 0. \fB\-method\fR \fItype\fR . Force the HTTP request method to \fItype\fR. \fB::http::geturl\fR will -auto-select GET, POST or HEAD based on other options, but this option -enables choices like PUT and DELETE for webdav support. +auto-select GET, POST or HEAD based on other options, but this option overrides +that selection and enables choices like PUT and DELETE for WebDAV support. +.RS +.PP +It is the caller's responsibility to ensure that the headers and request body +(if any) conform to the requirements of the request method. For example, if +using \fB\-method\fR \fIPOST\fR to send a POST with an empty request body, the +caller must also supply the option +.QW "-headers {Content-Length 0}" . +.RE .TP \fB\-myaddr\fR \fIaddress\fR . |