Bug#710005: RFP: r-cran-rcurl -- General network (HTTP/FTP/...) client interface for R

[Kjetil Kjernsmo <kjetil@kjernsmo.net>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : r-cran-rcurl
  Version         : 1.95-4.1
  Upstream Author : Duncan Temple Lang <duncan at r-project.org>
* URL             : http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/RCurl/
* License         : BSD
  Programming Lang: R
  Description     : General network (HTTP/FTP/...) client interface for R

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.
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