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diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
index ffc6fec518..521ad6a015 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
@@ -441,17 +441,22 @@
<tag><c><![CDATA[socket_opts]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Socket options to be used for this and subsequent
- requests.</p>
+ <p>Socket options to be used for this request.</p>
<p>Overrides any value set by function
<seealso marker="#set_options-1">set_options</seealso>.</p>
<p>The validity of the options is <em>not</em> checked by
the HTTP client they are assumed to be correct and passed
on to ssl application and inet driver, which may reject
- them if they are not correct. Note that the current
- implementation assumes the requests to the same host, port
- combination will use the same socket options.
+ them if they are not correct.
</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>
+ Persistent connections are not supported when setting the
+ <c>socket_opts</c> option. When <c>socket_opts</c> is not
+ set the current implementation assumes the requests to the
+ same host, port combination will use the same socket options.
+ </p>
+ </note>
<p>By default the socket options set by function
<seealso marker="#set_options-1">set_options/[1,2]</seealso>
@@ -624,8 +629,11 @@
to complete. The HTTP/1.1 specification suggests a
limit of two persistent connections per server, which is the
default value of option <c>max_sessions</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ The current implementation assumes the requests to the same host, port
+ combination will use the same socket options.
+ </p>
</note>
-
<marker id="get_options"></marker>
</desc>
</func>