General network (HTTP/FTP/...) client interface for R
Description
The package allows one to compose general HTTP requests
and provides convenient functions to fetch URIs, get & post forms,
etc. and process the results returned by the Web server.
This provides a great deal of control over the HTTP/FTP/... connection and the form
of the request while providing a higher-level interface than is available just
using R socket connections. Additionally, the underlying implementation is robust
and extensive, supporting FTP/FTPS/TFTP (uploads and downloads),
SSL/HTTPS, telnet, dict, ldap, and also supports cookies, redirects, authentication, etc.