Commit 4fc2fcb3 authored by Stefan Kangas's avatar Stefan Kangas
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; Document sending extra HTTP headers in NEWS

* etc/NEWS: Note how to send email address in HTTP requests.
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Emacs never sent email addresses by default, but it used to be
possible to customize 'url-privacy-level' so that the users email
address was sent along in HTTP requests. This feature has now been
removed, as it was considered more risky than useful. The user option
removed, as it was considered more dangerous than useful. RFC 9110
10.1.2) also recommends against it. The user option
'url-personal-mail-address' is now also obsolete.
To send an email address in the header of individual HTTP requests,
see the variable `url-request-extra-headers'.
* Changes in Emacs 30.1
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