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DOCS: Added information about login options in the URL

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@ -640,17 +640,23 @@ http://192.168.0.1/
http://[2001:1890:1112:1::20]/ http://[2001:1890:1112:1::20]/
It is also possible to specify the user name and password as part of the It is also possible to specify the user name, password and any supported login
host, for some protocols, when connecting to servers that require options as part of the host, for the following protocols, when connecting to
authentication. servers that require authentication:
For example the following types of authentication support this:
http://user:password@www.example.com http://user:password@www.example.com
ftp://user:password@ftp.example.com ftp://user:password@ftp.example.com
pop3://user:password@mail.example.com imap://user:password;options@mail.example.com
pop3://user:password;options@mail.example.com
smtp://user:password;options@mail.example.com
At present only IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support login options as part of the host.
For more information about the login options in URL syntax please see RFC2384
and RFC5092 (Added in 7.30.1).
The port is optional and when not specified libcurl will use the default port The port is optional and when not specified libcurl will use the default port
based on the determined or specified protocol: 80 for HTTP, 21 for FTP and 25 based on the determined or specified protocol: 80 for HTTP, 21 for FTP and 25