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@@ -1532,6 +1532,14 @@ buffer_size: 16384</programlisting>
Opens remote files or streams over HTTP.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Note that unless overridden by the below settings (e.g. by
+ setting them to a blank value), general curl configuration
+ from environment variables such as
+ <varname>http_proxy</varname> or specified in
+ <filename>~/.curlrc</filename> will be in effect.
+ </para>
+
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>