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-rw-r--r--lib/transfer.c12
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index 890af24e8..a8c4f46de 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -1631,18 +1631,16 @@ CURLcode Curl_follow(struct SessionHandle *data,
infof(data, "Issue another request to this URL: '%s'\n", data->change.url);
/*
- * We get here when the HTTP code is 300-399. We need to perform
+ * We get here when the HTTP code is 300-399 (and 401). We need to perform
* differently based on exactly what return code there was.
- * Discussed on the curl mailing list and posted about on the 26th
- * of January 2001.
*
- * News from 7.10.6: we can also get here on a 401, in case we need to
- * do Digest authentication.
+ * News from 7.10.6: we can also get here on a 401, in case we act on a
+ * HTTP authentication scheme other than Basic.
*/
switch(data->info.httpcode) {
case 401:
- /* Act on a digest authentication, we keep on moving and do the
- Authorization: Digest header in the HTTP request code snippet */
+ /* Act on an authentication, we keep on moving and do the Authorization:
+ XXXX header in the HTTP request code snippet */
break;
case 300: /* Multiple Choices */
case 306: /* Not used */