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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index 807d3ba41..a9fa239a8 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -1883,12 +1883,18 @@ something, you don't actually change how libcurl behaves or acts in regards to the particular request method, it will only change the actual string sent in the request. -For example: if you tell libcurl to do a HEAD request, but then change the -request to a "GET" with \fBCURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST\fP you'll still see libcurl -act as if it sent a HEAD even when it does send a GET. +For example: + +With the HTTP protocol when you tell libcurl to do a HEAD request, but then +specify a GET though a custom request libcurl will still act as if it sent a +HEAD. To switch to a proper HEAD use \fICURLOPT_NOBODY\fP, to switch to a +proper POST use \fICURLOPT_POST\fP or \fICURLOPT_POSTFIELDS\fP and to switch +to a proper GET use CURLOPT_HTTPGET. -To switch to a proper HEAD, use \fICURLOPT_NOBODY\fP, to switch to a proper -POST, use \fICURLOPT_POST\fP or \fICURLOPT_POSTFIELDS\fP and so on. +With the POP3 protocol when you tell libcurl to use a custom request it will +behave like a LIST or RETR command was sent where it expects data to be +returned by the server. As such \fICURLOPT_NOBODY\fP should be used when +specifing commands such as DELE and NOOP for example. Restore to the internal default by setting this to NULL. |