I have used libcurl with pthreads to write a flogger for http in the past.
It seemed to work basically ok, but was very slow. The retrieval times did
not match up with expectations...

>From: Daniel Stenberg <Daniel.Stenberg_at_haxx.nu>
>Reply-To: curl_at_contactor.se
>To: Curl Mailinglist <curl_at_contactor.se>
>CC: libcurl Mailing list <libcurl_at_listserv.fts.frontec.se>
>Subject: Re: Developing an Application using LibCurl
>Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:56:30 +0100 (MET)
>
>Sarju Garg wrote:
>
>First, this list is being moved. Join the new libcurl list over at
>http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/curl-library
>(I haven't announced this properly yet, but it is still up and running...)
>
>Secondly, I Cc'ed my reply to the main curl mailing list as well for other
>people to take notice.
>
> > Has anybody tried developing multithreading application using libcurl.a?
>
>A few people have. I suggest you follow this question to the regular curl
>mailing list, the (new) libcurl mailing list is for the development of the
>new libcurl API. I have tried to get some people to once-and-for-all write
>a README/document about multi-threading and libcurl but so far I've
>received nothing. This is not a complaint, just a fact.
>
> > This application will ideally sent URL request to the HTTPS server.
>
>libcurl in itself doesn't prevent multi-threading, allthough system calls
>it uses may not be threadsafe. Like gethostbyname() etc.
>
> > Any information in this regard will be most useful.
>
>Well, maybe this time we'll get some text written about it! ;-)
>
>--
> Daniel Stenberg - http://www.contactor.se/~dast - +46-705-44 31 77
> ech`echo xiun|tr nu oc|sed 'sx\([sx]\)\([xoi]\)xo un\2\1 is xg'`ol
>
>
>

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