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diff --git a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod
index fefe293605915f5a14cd281db5e04b9a2109116a..fbf8b6d2c38d32e44df8de0e2b45bdfbe784aa8f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ OPENSSL_config() configures OpenSSL using the standard B<openssl.cnf>
 configuration file name using B<config_name>. If B<config_name> is NULL then
 the file specified in the environment variable B<OPENSSL_CONF> will be used,
 and if that is not set then a system default location is used.
-In case of error, a message is printed to B<stderr> and the routine
-exit's.
+Errors are silently ignored.
 Multiple calls have no effect.
 
 OPENSSL_no_config() disables configuration. If called before OPENSSL_config()
@@ -37,16 +36,13 @@ The OPENSSL_config() function is designed to be a very simple "call it and
 forget it" function.
 It is however B<much> better than nothing. Applications which need finer
 control over their configuration functionality should use the configuration
-functions such as CONF_modules_load() directly.
-
-It is B<strongly> recommended that B<all> new applications call
-CONF_modules_load() during
+functions such as CONF_modules_load() directly. This function is deprecated
+and its use should be avoided.
+Applications should instead call CONF_modules_load() during
 initialization (that is before starting any threads).
 
 There are several reasons why calling the OpenSSL configuration routines is
-advisable. For example new ENGINE functionality was added to OpenSSL 0.9.7.
-In OpenSSL 0.9.7 control functions can be supported by ENGINEs, this can be
-used (among other things) to load dynamic ENGINEs from shared libraries (DSOs).
+advisable. For example, to load dynamic ENGINEs from shared libraries (DSOs).
 However very few applications currently support the control interface and so
 very few can load and use dynamic ENGINEs. Equally in future more sophisticated
 ENGINEs will require certain control operations to customize them. If an
@@ -60,12 +56,8 @@ Neither OPENSSL_config() nor OPENSSL_no_config() return a value.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<conf(5)|conf(5)>,
-L<CONF_modules_load_file(3)|CONF_modules_load_file(3)>,
-L<CONF_modules_free(3)|CONF_modules_free(3)>
-
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-OPENSSL_config() and OPENSSL_no_config() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.7
+L<conf(5)>,
+L<CONF_modules_load_file(3)>,
+L<CONF_modules_free(3)>
 
 =cut