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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ FAQ 2.1.2 only the libssl lib is missing 2.2 Does curl work/build with other SSL libraries? 2.3 Where can I find a copy of LIBEAY32.DLL? - 2.4 Does curl support Socks (RFC 1928) ? + 2.4 Does curl support SOCKS (RFC 1928) ? 3. Usage Problems 3.1 curl: (1) SSL is disabled, https: not supported @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ FAQ 3.11 How do I POST with a different Content-Type? 3.12 Why do FTP specific features over HTTP proxy fail? 3.13 Why does my single/double quotes fail? - 3.14 Does curl support javascript or pac (automated proxy config)? + 3.14 Does curl support Javascript or PAC (automated proxy config)? 3.15 Can I do recursive fetches with curl? 3.16 What certificates do I need when I use SSL? 3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server? @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ FAQ 6.4 I have a program that uses LGPL libraries, can I use libcurl? 6.5 Can I modify curl/libcurl for my program and keep the changes secret? 6.6 Can you please change the curl/libcurl license to XXXX? - 6.7 What are my obligations when using libcurl in my commerical apps? + 6.7 What are my obligations when using libcurl in my commercial apps? 7. PHP/CURL Issues 7.1 What is PHP/CURL? @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ FAQ accurate and up-to-date pointers to recent OpenSSL DLLs and other binary packages. - 2.4 Does curl support Socks (RFC 1928) ? + 2.4 Does curl support SOCKS (RFC 1928) ? Yes, SOCKS 4 and 5 are supported. @@ -557,27 +557,27 @@ FAQ Remember that curl works and runs on more operating systems than most single individuals have ever tried. - 3.14 Does curl support javascript or pac (automated proxy config)? + 3.14 Does curl support Javascript or PAC (automated proxy config)? - Many web pages do magic stuff using embedded javascript. Curl and libcurl + Many web pages do magic stuff using embedded Javascript. Curl and libcurl have no built-in support for that, so it will be treated just like any other contents. .pac files are a netscape invention and are sometimes used by organizations to allow them to differentiate which proxies to use. The .pac contents is - just a javascript program that gets invoked by the browser and that returns - the name of the proxy to connect to. Since curl doesn't support javascript, + just a Javascript program that gets invoked by the browser and that returns + the name of the proxy to connect to. Since curl doesn't support Javascript, it can't support .pac proxy configuration either. - Some work-arounds usually suggested to overcome this javascript dependency: + Some work-arounds usually suggested to overcome this Javascript dependency: - - Depending on the javascript complexity, write up a script that + - Depending on the Javascript complexity, write up a script that translates it to another language and execute that. - - Read the javascript code and rewrite the same logic in another language. + - Read the Javascript code and rewrite the same logic in another language. - - Implement a javascript interpreter, people have successfully used the - Mozilla javascript engine in the past. + - Implement a Javascript interpreter, people have successfully used the + Mozilla Javascript engine in the past. - Ask your admins to stop this, for a static proxy setup or similar. @@ -658,10 +658,11 @@ FAQ 4.2 Why do I get problems when I use & or % in the URL? - In general unix shells, the & letter is treated special and when used, it + In general unix shells, the & letter is treated specially and when used, it runs the specified command in the background. To safely send the & as a part of a URL, you should quote the entire URL by using single (') or double (") - quotes around it. + quotes around it. Similar problems can also occur on some shells with other + characters, including ?*!$~(){}<>\|;`. When in doubt, quote the URL. An example that would invoke a remote CGI that uses &-letters could be: @@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ FAQ - Meta tags. You can write a HTML tag that will cause the browser to redirect to another given URL after a certain time. - - Javascript. You can write a javascript program embeded in a HTML page + - Javascript. You can write a Javascript program embedded in a HTML page that redirects the browser to another given URL. There is no way to make curl follow these redirects. You must either @@ -1158,7 +1159,7 @@ FAQ libraries that use it. It should be possible for everyone to use libcurl or curl in their projects, no matter what license they already have in use. - 6.7 What are my obligations when using libcurl in my commerical apps? + 6.7 What are my obligations when using libcurl in my commercial apps? Next to none. All you need to adhere to is the MIT-style license (stated in the COPYING file) which basically says you have to include the copyright @@ -1174,7 +1175,7 @@ FAQ your app. As can be seen here: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/companies.html and - elsewhere, more and more companies are dicovering the power + elsewhere, more and more companies are discovering the power of libcurl and take advantage of it even in commercial environments. |