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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3
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@@ -1339,7 +1339,9 @@ from the 227-response. (Added in 7.14.2)
This option has no effect if PORT, EPRT or EPSV is used instead of PASV.
.IP CURLOPT_USE_SSL
Pass a long using one of the values from below, to make libcurl use your
-desired level of SSL for the FTP transfer. (Added in 7.11.0)
+desired level of SSL for the transfer. (Added in 7.11.0)
+
+This is for enabling SSL/TLS when you use FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP erc.
(This option was known as CURLOPT_FTP_SSL up to 7.16.4, and the constants
were known as CURLFTPSSL_*)