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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2011-07-08 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net> + + * doc/http.n: [FRQ 3358415]: State what RFC defines HTTP/1.1. + 2011-07-03 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net> * doc/FileSystem.3: Corrected statements about ctime field of 'struct @@ -49,7 +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 |