Index: docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3,v
retrieving revision 1.222
diff -u -r1.222 curl_easy_setopt.3
--- docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3	8 Jun 2008 22:00:46 -0000	1.222
+++ docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3	8 Jul 2008 12:56:11 -0000
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@
 without delay. This is less efficient than sending larger amounts of
 data at a time, and can contribute to congestion on the network if
 overdone.
+.IP CURLOPT_ADDRESS_SCOPE
+Pass an unsigned int specifying the scope_id value to use when
+connecting to IPv6 link-local or site-local addresses.
 .SH NAMES and PASSWORDS OPTIONS (Authentication)
 .IP CURLOPT_NETRC
 This parameter controls the preference of libcurl between using user names and
Index: include/curl/curl.h
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/include/curl/curl.h,v
retrieving revision 1.359
diff -u -r1.359 curl.h
--- include/curl/curl.h	3 Jul 2008 06:56:03 -0000	1.359
+++ include/curl/curl.h	8 Jul 2008 12:56:11 -0000
@@ -1211,6 +1211,9 @@
   /* Issuer certificate */
   CINIT(ISSUERCERT, OBJECTPOINT, 170),
 
+  /* Address scope */
+  CINIT(ADDRESS_SCOPE, LONG, 171),
+
   CURLOPT_LASTENTRY /* the last unused */
 } CURLoption;
 
Index: lib/connect.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/lib/connect.c,v
retrieving revision 1.194
diff -u -r1.194 connect.c
--- lib/connect.c	8 Jun 2008 15:52:03 -0000	1.194
+++ lib/connect.c	8 Jul 2008 12:56:11 -0000
@@ -775,6 +775,15 @@
 
   *connected = FALSE; /* default is not connected */
 
+#ifdef CURLRES_IPV6
+  if (conn->data->set.scope
+      && addr->family == AF_INET6)
+  {
+    struct sockaddr_in6 *in6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&addr->addr;
+    in6->sin6_scope_id = conn->data->set.scope;
+  }
+#endif
+
   /* FIXME: do we have Curl_printable_address-like with struct sockaddr* as
      argument? */
 #if defined(HAVE_SYS_UN_H) && defined(AF_UNIX)
Index: lib/url.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/lib/url.c,v
retrieving revision 1.718
diff -u -r1.718 url.c
--- lib/url.c	3 Jul 2008 06:56:04 -0000	1.718
+++ lib/url.c	8 Jul 2008 12:56:12 -0000
@@ -2099,6 +2099,10 @@
     }
     break;
 
+  case CURLOPT_ADDRESS_SCOPE:
+    data->set.scope = va_arg(param, unsigned int);
+    break;
+
   default:
     /* unknown tag and its companion, just ignore: */
     result = CURLE_FAILED_INIT; /* correct this */
Index: lib/urldata.h
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl/lib/urldata.h,v
retrieving revision 1.382
diff -u -r1.382 urldata.h
--- lib/urldata.h	3 Jul 2008 06:56:04 -0000	1.382
+++ lib/urldata.h	8 Jul 2008 12:56:13 -0000
@@ -1477,6 +1477,7 @@
   bool proxy_transfer_mode; /* set transfer mode (;type=<a|i>) when doing FTP
                                via an HTTP proxy */
   char *str[STRING_LAST]; /* array of strings, pointing to allocated memory */
+  unsigned int scope;    /* address scope for IPv6 */
 };
 
 struct Names {