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.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