xref: /curl/docs/examples/pop3-multi.c (revision f540e43b)
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24 
25 /* <DESC>
26  * Get POP3 email using the multi interface
27  * </DESC>
28  */
29 
30 #include <stdio.h>
31 #include <string.h>
32 #include <curl/curl.h>
33 
34 /* This is a simple example showing how to retrieve mail using libcurl's POP3
35  * capabilities. It builds on the pop3-retr.c example to demonstrate how to use
36  * libcurl's multi interface.
37  */
38 
main(void)39 int main(void)
40 {
41   CURL *curl;
42   CURLM *mcurl;
43   int still_running = 1;
44 
45   curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
46 
47   curl = curl_easy_init();
48   if(!curl)
49     return 1;
50 
51   mcurl = curl_multi_init();
52   if(!mcurl)
53     return 2;
54 
55   /* Set username and password */
56   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERNAME, "user");
57   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "secret");
58 
59   /* This retrieves message 1 from the user's mailbox */
60   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "pop3://pop.example.com/1");
61 
62   /* Tell the multi stack about our easy handle */
63   curl_multi_add_handle(mcurl, curl);
64 
65   do {
66     CURLMcode mc = curl_multi_perform(mcurl, &still_running);
67 
68     if(still_running)
69       /* wait for activity, timeout or "nothing" */
70       mc = curl_multi_poll(mcurl, NULL, 0, 1000, NULL);
71 
72     if(mc)
73       break;
74 
75   } while(still_running);
76 
77   /* Always cleanup */
78   curl_multi_remove_handle(mcurl, curl);
79   curl_multi_cleanup(mcurl);
80   curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
81   curl_global_cleanup();
82 
83   return 0;
84 }
85