diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/post301.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/post301.d index edcaf8755..87a9fe7ed 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/post301.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/post301.d @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Protocols: HTTP See-also: post302 post303 location Added: 7.17.1 --- -Tells curl to respect RFC 7230/6.4.2 and not convert POST requests into GET +Tells curl to respect RFC 7231/6.4.2 and not convert POST requests into GET requests when following a 301 redirection. The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous in web browsers, so curl does the conversion by default to maintain consistency. However, a server may require a POST to remain a POST after such diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/post302.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/post302.d index 6ea5f09bb..caf0d87f1 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/post302.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/post302.d @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Protocols: HTTP See-also: post301 post303 location Added: 7.19.1 --- -Tells curl to respect RFC 7230/6.4.2 and not convert POST requests into GET +Tells curl to respect RFC 7231/6.4.3 and not convert POST requests into GET requests when following a 302 redirection. The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous in web browsers, so curl does the conversion by default to maintain consistency. However, a server may require a POST to remain a POST after such diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/post303.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/post303.d index 8b36c8211..f8a60ec5f 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/post303.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/post303.d @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Protocols: HTTP See-also: post302 post301 location Added: 7.26.0 --- -Tells curl to respect RFC 7230/6.4.2 and not convert POST requests into GET +Tells curl to respect RFC 7231/6.4.4 and not convert POST requests into GET requests when following a 303 redirection. The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous in web browsers, so curl does the conversion by default to maintain consistency. However, a server may require a POST to remain a POST after such