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-rw-r--r-- | doc/ref/reqflags.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ref/reqflags.xml b/doc/ref/reqflags.xml index 9ac698a..ede0fb4 100644 --- a/doc/ref/reqflags.xml +++ b/doc/ref/reqflags.xml @@ -48,8 +48,13 @@ <varlistentry> <term><constant>NE_REQFLAG_EXPECT100</constant></term> <listitem> - <simpara>enables this flag to use the "Expect: - 100-continue" feature of HTTP/1.1</simpara> + <simpara>enable this flag to use the "Expect: + 100-continue" feature of HTTP/1.1, which allows the + server to process request headers without reading the + entire request body. This saves time and bandwidth if + the server gives an authentication challenge (requiring + the request to be resent), but has interoperability + problems with some older servers.</simpara> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |