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Otherwise, curl will first attempt to use v3 and then v2.
+ To use OpenSSL to convert your favourite browser's certificate into a PEM
+ formatted one that curl can use, do something like this (assuming netscape,
+ but IE is likely to work similarly):
+
+ You start with hitting the 'security' menu button in netscape.
+
+ Select 'certificates->yours' and then pick a certificate in the list
+
+ Press the 'export' button
+
+ enter your PIN code for the certs
+
+ select a proper place to save it
+
+ Run the 'openssl' application to convert the certificate. If you cd to the
+ openssl installation, you can do it like:
+
+ # ./apps/openssl pkcs12 -certfile [file you saved] -out [PEMfile]
+
+
RESUMING FILE TRANSFERS
To continue a file transfer where it was previously aborted, curl supports