On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 09:50:35AM -0300, Gonzalo Diethelm wrote:
> Using libcurl 7.16.4 on Ubuntu 7.10 and Windows XP SP2.
>
> I need to verify whether the server I will download something from (using HTTP
> / HTTPS) is accepting requests. What would be the best way to do this with
> curl, so that it transmits as little data as possible (both ways) and, in case
> of any failure (network not up, cannot resolve host name, timeout, etc.)
> returns an error status as quickly as possible?

You can do a HEAD request on a known good URL and specify a timeout that
will catch network errors.

>>> Dan

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