Index: main.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/src/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.136
diff -u -r1.136 main.c
--- main.c	15 Jun 2002 21:08:07 -0000	1.136
+++ main.c	5 Aug 2002 11:14:32 -0000
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
 {
   if(*string)
     free(*string);
-  if(value && *value)
+  if(value)
     *string = strdup(value);
   else
     *string = NULL;
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@
       nextarg=(char *)&parse[1]; /* this is the actual extra parameter */
       singleopt=TRUE;   /* don't loop anymore after this */
     }
-    else if((!nextarg || !*nextarg) && aliases[hit].extraparam) {
+    else if(!nextarg && aliases[hit].extraparam) {
       return PARAM_REQUIRES_PARAMETER;
     }
     else if(nextarg && aliases[hit].extraparam)
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@
           GetStr(&postdata, nextarg);
         }
 
-        if(config->postfields && *config->postfields) {
+        if(config->postfields) {
           /* we already have a string, we append this one
              with a separating &-letter */
           char *oldpost=config->postfields;