RAA - httpclient/2.1.1

'httpclient' gives something like the functionality of libwww-perl (LWP) in Ruby. 'httpclient' formerly known as 'http-access2'.

Features;

• methods like GET/HEAD/POST/* via HTTP/1.1.
• HTTPS(SSL), Cookies, proxy, authentication, etc.
• asynchronous HTTP request
• 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 (httpclient cares instead of you).
• Not supported now
  • Cache
  • Rather advanced HTTP/1.1 usage such as Range, deflate, etc. (of course you can set it in header by yourself)