Merge r1885464 from trunk:

PR55078: remove old Protocol info

followup to 1885463

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git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1885465 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
index 5bece88aea2f31eded0057aaac44c8918d64998b..80ac9ce727fa270ae76ef9c428e93ab3036a52b1 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
@@ -3967,10 +3967,13 @@ On Windows, from Apache 2.3.3 and later.</compatibility>
        The protocol is used to determine which module should handle a request and
        to apply protocol specific optimizations with the <directive>AcceptFilter</directive>
        directive.</p>
-
-    <p>You only need to set the protocol if you are running on non-standard ports;
-       otherwise, <code>http</code> is assumed for port 80 and <code>https</code>
-       for port 443.</p>
+ 
+    <p>This directive not required for most
+       configurations. If not specified, <code>https</code> is the default for
+       port 443 and <code>http</code> the default for all other ports.  The
+       protocol is used to determine which module should handle a request, and
+       to apply protocol specific optimizations with the
+       <directive module="core">AcceptFilter</directive> directive.</p>
 
     <p>For example, if you are running <code>https</code> on a non-standard port,
        specify the protocol explicitly:</p>