\fIcurl_easy_recv(3)\fP does not work on connections that were created without
this option.
-The call will return \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP if there is no data to read - the
-socket is used in non-blocking mode internally. When \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP is
-returned, use your operating system facilities like \fIselect(2)\fP to wait
-for data. The socket may be obtained using \fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP with
-\fICURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET(3)\fP.
-
-Wait on the socket only if \fIcurl_easy_recv(3)\fP returns \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP.
-The reason for this is libcurl or the SSL library may internally cache some
-data, therefore you should call \fIcurl_easy_recv(3)\fP until all data is
-read which would include any cached data.
-
-Furthermore if you wait on the socket and it tells you there is data to read,
-\fIcurl_easy_recv(3)\fP may return \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP if the only data that was
-read was for internal SSL processing, and no other data is available.
-
+You must ensure that the socket has data to read before calling
+\fIcurl_easy_recv(3)\fP, otherwise the call will return \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP -
+the socket is used in non-blocking mode internally. Use
+\fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP with \fICURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET(3)\fP to obtain the
+socket; use your operating system facilities like \fIselect(2)\fP to check if
+it has any data you can read.
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.18.2.
.SH RETURN VALUE
On failure, returns the appropriate error code.
-The function may return \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP. In this case, use your operating
-system facilities to wait until data can be read, and retry.
+If there is no data to read, the function returns \fBCURLE_AGAIN\fP. Use your
+operating system facilities to wait until the data is ready, and retry.
-Reading exactly 0 bytes indicates a closed connection.
+Reading exactly 0 bytes would indicate a closed connection.
If there's no socket available to use from the previous transfer, this function
-returns \fBCURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL\fP.
+returns CURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL.
.SH EXAMPLE
See \fBsendrecv.c\fP in \fBdocs/examples\fP directory for usage example.
.SH "SEE ALSO"