Connect Directly to Network Sockets
Network sockets are endpoints in connections across a computer network. Direct socket communication is used for lower-level interactions with network and internet connections. While most users' needs will be fulfilled by the higher-level Web Operations, raw socket connections are also an option.
Open a socket.
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sock = SocketConnect[{"wolfram.com", 80}]
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Write a request on the socket.
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WriteString[sock, "GET /index.php HTTP/1.0 \n\n"]
Read the response.
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StringTake[ReadString[sock], 200]
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Close the socket.
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Close[sock]
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