Hi Steve, >> However, on attempting the test code again with the >> CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY option added, after the initial SMTP server >> greeting, the code errors out as follows:
>You mentioned in your original post that you are using v7.23.1 and that is now >a year old - Since then I have extended both the SMTP and POP3 protocols >fixing numerous bugs along the way and as such I do this >myself for both >protocols ;-) Thanks. You are perfectly right. With the latest curl version available (v7.28.1), when I re-tested for the behavior, it works just as I had wanted it to. >If you do have success, libcurl will: >* Send the EHLO >* Send the AUTH <mechanism> >* Send the authentication details >You can then re-use the connection to carry out additional performs, if you >wish, such as sending an email ;-) >When you come to cleanup libcurl it will disconnect gracefully by sending a >QUIT command to the server. The option CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY was what worked for me. Thanks again. Regards, Naveen ------------------------------------------------------------------- List admin: http://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: http://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html
