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authorDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2001-01-03 09:13:07 +0000
committerDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2001-01-03 09:13:07 +0000
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-Updated: December 30, 2000 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml)
+Updated: January 2, 2001 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml)
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@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ FAQ
Curl supports a range of common internet protocols, currently including
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, GOPHER, LDAP, DICT and FILE.
+ Please spell it cURL or just curl.
+
1.2 What is libcurl?
libcurl is the engine inside curl that does all the work. curl is more or
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ FAQ
Curl supports resume both ways on FTP, download ways on HTTP.
- Try the -c and -C options.
+ Try the -C option.
3.3. Why doesn't my posting using -F work?
@@ -359,9 +361,9 @@ FAQ
4.6. Can you tell me what error code 142 means?
All error codes that are larger than the highest documented error code means
- that curl has existed due to a timeout. There is currently no nice way for
- curl to abort from such a condition and that's why it gets this undocumented
- error. This should be changed in releases after 7.4.1.
+ that curl has existed due to a timeout. There was no nice way for curl to
+ abort from such a condition and that's why it got this undocumented
+ error. This should not occur in releases after 7.4.1.
4.7. How do I keep usernames and passwords secret in Curl command lines?
@@ -377,6 +379,10 @@ FAQ
at least hide them from being read by human eyes, but that is not what
anyone would call security.
+ Also note that regular HTTP and FTP passwords are sent in clear across the
+ network. All it takes for anyone to fetch them is to listen on the network.
+ Evesdropping is very easy.
+
4.8 I found a bug!
It is not a bug if the behaviour is documented. Read the docs first.