From 4c11359aecf257dceab39a9bdeeb407f4010a0df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:56:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Declare --disable-http as legacy.

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 doc/dirmngr.texi | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/dirmngr.texi b/doc/dirmngr.texi
index 9683ea5ab..20ea18d08 100644
--- a/doc/dirmngr.texi
+++ b/doc/dirmngr.texi
@@ -403,7 +403,12 @@ Entirely disables the use of LDAP.
 
 @item --disable-http
 @opindex disable-http
-Entirely disables the use of HTTP.
+Disable the use of HTTP to fetch CRLs.  This also disables OCSP
+requests as a side-effect.  HTTP access to keyservers and to other
+files will still work.  This is a legacy option from a time before CRL
+distribution points became common; it is better to use the explicit
+option @option{--ignore-http-dp} if the goal is to avoid fetching CRLs
+via HTTP.
 
 @item --ignore-http-dp
 @opindex ignore-http-dp