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@@ -471,6 +471,15 @@ Win32
add '-DCURL_STATICLIB' to your CFLAGS. Otherwise the linker will look for
dynamic import symbols.
+ Legacy Windows and SSL
+ ----------------------
+ WinSSL (Windows SSPI, more specifically Schannel), is the native SSL library
+ that comes with the Windows OS. WinSSL in Windows <= XP is not able to
+ connect to servers that no longer support the legacy handshakes and
+ algorithms used by those versions. If you will be using curl in one of those
+ earlier versions of Windows you should choose another SSL backend like
+ OpenSSL.
+
Apple iOS and Mac OS X
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