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-rw-r--r--docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.311
-rw-r--r--docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_MIMEPOST.352
-rw-r--r--docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.inc1
3 files changed, 60 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.3
index 974f9f37a..68a15d816 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.3
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
.\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
.\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
.\" *
-.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2016, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2017, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
.\" *
.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ You can disable this header with \fICURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3)\fP.
When setting \fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)\fP, it will automatically set
\fICURLOPT_NOBODY(3)\fP to 0.
+
+This option is deprecated! Do not use it. Use \fICURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)\fP
+instead after having prepared mime data.
.SH DEFAULT
NULL
.SH PROTOCOLS
@@ -71,9 +74,9 @@ curl_formadd(&formpost,
CURLFORM_END);
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
-As long as HTTP is enabled
+As long as HTTP is enabled. Deprecated in 7.56.0.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is enabled, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS "(3), " CURLOPT_POST "(3), "
-.BR curl_formadd "(3), " curl_formfree "(3), "
+.BR CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS "(3), " CURLOPT_POST "(3), " CURLOPT_MIMEPOST "(3),"
+.BR curl_formadd "(3), " curl_formfree "(3), " curl_mime_init "(3)"
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_MIMEPOST.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_MIMEPOST.3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3a964f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_MIMEPOST.3
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+.\" **************************************************************************
+.\" * _ _ ____ _
+.\" * Project ___| | | | _ \| |
+.\" * / __| | | | |_) | |
+.\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
+.\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
+.\" *
+.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2017, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+.\" *
+.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
+.\" * are also available at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html.
+.\" *
+.\" * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell
+.\" * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is
+.\" * furnished to do so, under the terms of the COPYING file.
+.\" *
+.\" * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+.\" * KIND, either express or implied.
+.\" *
+.\" **************************************************************************
+.\"
+.TH CURLOPT_MIMEPOST 3 "22 Aug 2017" "libcurl 7.56.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
+.SH NAME
+CURLOPT_MIMEPOST \- set post/send data from mime structure
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+curl_mime *mime;
+
+CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Pass a mime handle previously obtained from \fIcurl_mime_init()\fP.
+
+This setting is supported by the HTTP protocol to post forms and by the
+SMTP and IMAP protocols to provide the e-mail data to send/upload.
+
+This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing
+and extending the deprecated \fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST\fP option.
+.SH PROTOCOLS
+HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+Since 7.56.0.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+This will return CURLE_OK.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Using this option implies the use of several mime structure building
+functions: see https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/smtp-mime.html for a complete
+example.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR curl_mime_init "(3)"
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.inc b/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.inc
index ad09dce2d..f710b5eb3 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.inc
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/Makefile.inc
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ man_MANS = \
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS.3 \
CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE.3 \
CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE.3 \
+ CURLOPT_MIMEPOST.3 \
CURLOPT_NETRC.3 \
CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE.3 \
CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS.3 \