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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod b/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod index 716e365ef50d..6da1d91b9f37 100644 --- a/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod +++ b/doc/man3/OSSL_HTTP_transfer.pod @@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ If TLS is not used this defaults to the environment variable C<http_proxy> if set, else C<HTTP_PROXY>. If I<use_ssl> != 0 it defaults to C<https_proxy> if set, else C<HTTPS_PROXY>. An empty proxy string C<""> forbids using a proxy. -Else the format is +Otherwise, the format is C<[http[s]://][userinfo@]host[:port][/path][?query][#fragment]>, where any userinfo, path, query, and fragment given is ignored. +If the host string is an IPv6 address, it must be enclosed in C<[> and C<]>. The default proxy port number is 80, or 443 in case "https:" is given. The HTTP client functions connect via the given proxy unless the I<server> -is found in the optional list I<no_proxy> of proxy hostnames (if not NULL; +is found in the optional list I<no_proxy> of proxy hostnames or IP addresses +separated by C<,> and/or whitespace (if not NULL; default is the environment variable C<no_proxy> if set, else C<NO_PROXY>). Proxying plain HTTP is supported directly, while using a proxy for HTTPS connections requires a suitable callback function |