diff --git a/bin/probe_saml_idp.sh b/bin/probe_saml_idp.sh
index 0c330f9..b88f186 100755
--- a/bin/probe_saml_idp.sh
+++ b/bin/probe_saml_idp.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ display_help () {
 	endpoints as well. There is at most one such additional endpoint 
 	in metadata.
 	
-	CONFIGURATION
+	CONFIG
 	
 	The script reads a file of config parameters. The script loads the 
 	config file from the following file location:
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ display_help () {
 	
 	Similarly, the three SAML1_SP parameters define a SAML1 SP, that
 	is, an SP with a SAML1 browser-facing endpoint in metadata. (Any
-	given SP may support both SAML2 and SAML1, in which case these
-	parameters may be identical to the SAML2_SP parameters.) The 
-	script probes SAML1 endpoints only if the -a option is given on 
-	the command line. Be careful with this option, however, since 
-	not all IdPs have SAML1 browser-facing endpoints in metadata.
+	given SP may support both SAML2 and SAML1, in which case the
+	SAML1_SP_ENTITY_ID parameter may be identical to the
+	SAML2_SP_ENTITY_ID parameter.) The script probes SAML1 endpoints 
+	if the -a option is given on the command line. Omit that option
+	to probe SAML2 endpoints only.
 HELP_MSG
 }
 
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ config_file_default="${script_bin}/.config_saml_idp_probe.sh"
 #######################################################################
 
 help_mode=false; quiet_mode=false; verbose_mode=false
+local_opts=; curl_opts=
+connect_timeout=; max_time=; max_redirs=
 saml1_disabled=true
-local_opts=; connect_timeout=; max_time=; max_redirs=
-curl_opts=
 while getopts ":hqvt:m:r:a" opt; do
 	case $opt in
 		h)
@@ -416,13 +416,12 @@ for http_binding in $http_bindings; do
 		exit_status=$?
 		if [ $exit_status -ne 0 ]; then
 			echo "ERROR: $script_name failed to create tmp dir ($exit_status) $tmp_subdir" >&2
-			exit 2
+			exit 3
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	# probe the endpoint
-	output=$( probe_saml2_idp_endpoint \
-		-t $connect_timeout -m $max_time -r $max_redirs \
+	output=$( probe_saml2_idp_endpoint $curl_opts \
 		-V "$tmp_subdir/curl_trace.txt" \
 		-o "$tmp_subdir/idp_http_response.html" \
 		-T "$tmp_subdir" \
@@ -469,13 +468,12 @@ if [ ! -d "$tmp_subdir" ]; then
 	exit_status=$?
 	if [ $exit_status -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "ERROR: $script_name failed to create tmp dir ($exit_status) $tmp_subdir" >&2
-		exit 2
+		exit 3
 	fi
 fi
 
 # probe the endpoint
-output=$( probe_shibboleth_sso_endpoint \
-	-t $connect_timeout -m $max_time -r $max_redirs \
+output=$( probe_shibboleth_sso_endpoint $curl_opts \
 	-V "$tmp_subdir/curl_trace.txt" \
 	-o "$tmp_subdir/idp_http_response.html" \
 	-T "$tmp_subdir" \