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.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a bitmask to control how libcurl acts on redirects after POSTs that get a
301, 302 or 303 response back. A parameter with bit 0 set (value
-\fBCURL_REDIR_POST_301\fP) tells the library to respect RFC2616/10.3.2 and not
-convert POST requests into GET requests when following a 301 redirection.
-Setting bit 1 (value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_302\fP) makes libcurl maintain the
-request method after a 302 redirect whilst setting bit 2 (value
-\fBCURL_REDIR_POST_303\fP) makes libcurl maintain the request method after a
-303 redirect. The value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_ALL\fP is a convenience define that
-sets all three bits.
+\fBCURL_REDIR_POST_301\fP) tells the library to respect RFC 7231 (section
+6.4.2 to 6.4.4) and not convert POST requests into GET requests when following
+a 301 redirection. Setting bit 1 (value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_302\fP) makes
+libcurl maintain the request method after a 302 redirect whilst setting bit 2
+(value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_303\fP) makes libcurl maintain the request method
+after a 303 redirect. The value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_ALL\fP is a convenience
+define that sets all three bits.
The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous in web browsers, so the library does the
conversion by default to maintain consistency. However, a server may require a
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