Look at West Wind Internet and Client Tools and the wwHttp class:
http://west-wind.com/WestwindClientTools.aspx
For basic HTTP examples take a look here and at the wwHttp class definition:
Http Examples:
http://www.west-wind.com/webconnection/wwClient_docs?page=_s9001zxih.htm
wwHttp Class Documentation:
http://www.west-wind.com/webconnection/wwClient_docs?page=_0jj1abf2k.htm
Hope this helps,
+++ Rick ---
from Maui, Hawaii