http-access2 gives something like the functionality of libwww-perl (LWP) in Ruby. . * methods like GET/HEAD/POST via HTTP/1.1. * asynchronous HTTP request * by contrast with net/http in standard distribution; * you don't have to care HTTP/1.1 persistent connection (http-access2 cares instead of you). * MT-safe * streaming POST . This is packaged for ruby1.8