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using anyauth isn't unconditionally an extra roundtrip

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Daniel Stenberg 2008-01-25 22:35:06 +00:00
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@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ used.
.IP "--anyauth" .IP "--anyauth"
(HTTP) Tells curl to figure out authentication method by itself, and use the (HTTP) Tells curl to figure out authentication method by itself, and use the
most secure one the remote site claims it supports. This is done by first most secure one the remote site claims it supports. This is done by first
doing a request and checking the response-headers, thus inducing an extra doing a request and checking the response-headers, thus possibly inducing an
network round-trip. This is used instead of setting a specific authentication extra network round-trip. This is used instead of setting a specific
method, which you can do with \fI--basic\fP, \fI--digest\fP, \fI--ntlm\fP, and authentication method, which you can do with \fI--basic\fP, \fI--digest\fP,
\fI--negotiate\fP. \fI--ntlm\fP, and \fI--negotiate\fP.
Note that using --anyauth is not recommended if you do uploads from stdin, Note that using --anyauth is not recommended if you do uploads from stdin,
since it may require data to be sent twice and then the client must be able to since it may require data to be sent twice and then the client must be able to
@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ a redirection. This option is meaningful only when using \fI-L/--location\fP
(Added in 7.17.1) (Added in 7.17.1)
.IP "--proxy-anyauth" .IP "--proxy-anyauth"
Tells curl to pick a suitable authentication method when communicating with Tells curl to pick a suitable authentication method when communicating with
the given proxy. This will cause an extra request/response round-trip. (Added the given proxy. This might cause an extra request/response round-trip. (Added
in 7.13.2) in 7.13.2)
If this option is used twice, the second will again disable the proxy use-any If this option is used twice, the second will again disable the proxy use-any