On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Adrian Michel wrote:

> > Return an error from a callback: write, read or progress
>
> But if there is no data being received, the callback doesn't get called, so
> how do I stop it then? Also, I understand that the progress callback will be
> removed in the future, so I don't want to count on it. A timeout is not very
> good either, as I wouldn't want curl to disconnect while data is being
> received.

The progress callback will not be removed. I've been contemplating to remove
the default built-in progress meter, not the callback. Does the doc really say
the callback will be removed? If so, it is a bug and we should correct that.

Another option would be to use the CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT option:
http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_setopt.html#CURLOPTLOWSPEEDLIMIT

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