need help using fgets when using an open socket

[Gunnerpunk]

Hi, I'm working on an email program the directly connects to the recipient's mail server to send the message.

Everything is working fine, except that when i use fgets() to receive the messages the server sends back to me, it freezes when i use the function and there is no more message to read!

I tried using feof() on my connection pointer, but it always returns false no matter what.

How can i create a loop that will return each line the server sends me and then continue with the script? I've seen it done before so I know it's possible but I can't figure out how to do it.. please help!

Gunner

[hessian]

I would help you but I am pretty much betting you are doing this to spam, I couldn't undertand why else you would be doing it.

[Gunnerpunk]

There are lots of reasons to do bulk emailing besides spam. In my case I'm in a band and have a 2200+ person mailing list for news about tour dates, new albums, etc. that are all kids who signed up themselves. I hate all the spam I get and would never send email to people who didn't want it. (Ironically the reason I'm writing my own mailing list is because I've come up with some special features that actually let my mailing list members specify exactly what emails they want to get, to further cut down on unwanted information! =)

As for my problem, I think i found the solution. It seems that each reply from the SMTP server begins with a 3 digit code, a dash or a space, and then the message. As far as I can tell, a dash means that this message is not the last, and a space means it is, so I check for the space and stop the loop if i see one.

If you (or anyone) has any further information, or confirmation that this is the best way, please let me know.