From: Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:42:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Make clear, that using the compression layer is currently not recommended.
X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_0_9_6c~133^2~2
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0a93a68020b45454bbd6fc48339748fd3ac0042c;p=oweals%2Fopenssl.git

Make clear, that using the compression layer is currently not recommended.
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diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_COMP_add_compression_method.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_COMP_add_compression_method.pod
index 9e970044a6..2a98739114 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_COMP_add_compression_method.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_COMP_add_compression_method.pod
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ of compression methods supported on a per connection basis.
 The OpenSSL library has the compression methods B<COMP_rle()> and (when
 especially enabled during compilation) B<COMP_zlib()> available.
 
+=head1 WARNINGS
+
+Once the identities of the compression methods for the TLS protocol have
+been standardized, the compression API will most likely be changed. Using
+it in the current state is not recommended.
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 SSL_COMP_add_compression_method() may return the following values: