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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2016-06-16 14:48:35 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2016-06-16 14:48:35 (GMT)
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@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: http.n,v 1.40 2010/07/25 16:08:13 dkf Exp $
-'\"
.so man.macros
.TH "http" n 2.7 http "Tcl Bundled Packages"
.BS
@@ -18,9 +16,9 @@ http \- Client-side implementation of the HTTP/1.1 protocol
\fBpackage require http ?2.7?\fR
.\" See Also -useragent option documentation in body!
.sp
-\fB::http::config ?\fI-option value\fR ...?
+\fB::http::config ?\fI\-option value\fR ...?
.sp
-\fB::http::geturl \fIurl\fR ?\fI-option value\fR ...?
+\fB::http::geturl \fIurl\fR ?\fI\-option value\fR ...?
.sp
\fB::http::formatQuery\fR \fIkey value\fR ?\fIkey value\fR ...?
.sp
@@ -51,7 +49,8 @@ http \- Client-side implementation of the HTTP/1.1 protocol
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBhttp\fR package provides the client side of the HTTP/1.1
-protocol. The package implements the GET, POST, and HEAD operations
+protocol, as defined in RFC 2616.
+The package implements the GET, POST, and HEAD operations
of HTTP/1.1. It allows configuration of a proxy host to get through
firewalls. The package is compatible with the \fBSafesock\fR security
policy, so it can be used by untrusted applets to do URL fetching from