RAA - http-access2/2.0.8

http-access2 gives something like the functionality of libwww-perl (LWP) in Ruby.

Features;

• methods like GET/HEAD/POST via HTTP/1.1.
• asynchronous HTTP request
• HTTPS(SSL)
• by contrast with net/http in standard distribution;
  • Cookies support
  • MT-safe
  • streaming POST
  • DigestAuth
  • extensible with filter interface
  • you don't have to care HTTP/1.1 persistent connection (http-access2 cares instead of you).

Not supported now;

• Cache
• Rather advanced HTTP/1.1 usage such as Range, deflate, etc. (of cource you can set it in header by yourself)