I hate CURL it is too bulky with too many dependencies when all I need to do is quickly open a URL. I don’t even need to retrieve the contents of the web page, I just need to make the GET HTTP request to the server.
What’s the most minimal way I can do this and don’t say CURL !@#$
There are lots of choices! Try libwww — but be warned, most people strongly prefer
libcurl. It’s much easier to use.