NNTPGrab

#ifdef WIN32

    /* Initialise Winsock */

    WORD wVersionRequested;

    WSADATA wsaData;

    int ret;

    wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD(2, 2);

    ret = WSAStartup(wVersionRequested, &wsaData);

    if (ret != 0) {

        /* Tell the user that we could not find a usable */

        /* WinSock DLL.                                  */

        qWarning(QObject::tr("Winsock could not be initialised").toUtf8().data());

        return -1;

    }

    /* Confirm that the WinSock DLL supports 2.2.        */

    /* Note that if the DLL supports versions greater    */

    /* than 2.2 in addition to 2.2, it will still return */

    /* 2.2 in wVersion since that is the version we      */

    /* requested.                                        */

    if (LOBYTE( wsaData.wVersion ) != 2 ||

        HIBYTE( wsaData.wVersion ) != 2) {

        /* Tell the user that we could not find a usable */

        /* WinSock DLL.                                  */

        WSACleanup();

        qWarning(QObject::tr("Winsock 2.2 or higher is required for this program").toUtf8().data());

        return -1;

    }

    // exchndl.dll is part of Dr. MinGW. By loading this DLL, every time the

    // program crashes a .RPT file will be created containing the backtrace

    LoadLibraryA("exchndl.dll");

#endif