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[PATCH 2/2] Update documentation for http.continue option

From
brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Oct 8, 2013, 20:48 UTC
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<1381265287-39331-3-git-send-email-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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Explain the reason for and behavior of the new http.continue option, and that it is enabled by default. Furthermore, explain that it is required for large GSS-Negotiate requests but incompatible with some proxies.

Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
---
 Documentation/config.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index fca7749..5fff2b2 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1516,6 +1516,15 @@ http.postBuffer::
 	massive pack file locally.  Default is 1 MiB, which is
 	sufficient for most requests.
 
+http.continue::
+	Ensure that authentication succeeds before sending the pack data when
+	POSTing data using the smart HTTP transport.  This is done by
+	requesting a 100 Continue response.  For requests larger than
+	'http.postBuffer', this is required when using GSS-Negotiate
+	(Kerberos) authentication over HTTP.  However, some proxies do not
+	handle the protocol exchange gracefully; for them, this option must be
+	disabled.  Defaults to enabled.
+
 http.lowSpeedLimit, http.lowSpeedTime::
 	If the HTTP transfer speed is less than 'http.lowSpeedLimit'
 	for longer than 'http.lowSpeedTime' seconds, the transfer is aborted.
-- 
1.8.4.rc3
Previous: Shawn Pearce
Message 11 of 11 in “HTTP GSS-Negotiate improvements”
  1. 0/2 HTTP GSS-Negotiate improvementsbrian m. carlson, Oct 8, 2013
  2. 1/2 http: add option to enable 100 Continue responsesbrian m. carlson, Oct 8, 2013
  3. Jeff KingOct 9, 2013
  4. Shawn PearceOct 9, 2013
  5. Jeff KingOct 9, 2013
  6. brian m. carlsonOct 10, 2013
  7. Jeff KingOct 10, 2013
  8. Shawn PearceOct 10, 2013
  9. brian m. carlsonOct 11, 2013
  10. Shawn PearceOct 12, 2013
  11. 2/2 Update documentation for http.continue optionbrian m. carlson, Oct 8, 2013

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