Re: Outgoing HTTP--Can it be done???

Check out my GETURI utility at
www.bvstools.com/geturi.html.  

It's a fully supported HTTP client for the AS/400.  It uses
either a command line interface or an API interface.

It supports HTTP, SSL, Client Authentication, Basic
Authentication, and a lot more.  It will return the results
to the screen, a PF, or a stream file.

Feel free to contact me off line for more information.

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Mon, 24 May 2004 11:35:31 -0500
 "David A Parnin" <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good morning,
> 
> Every time I look for references about HTTP in the
> archives or the
> Infocenter it seems to be in the context of using the
> iSeries as a HTTP
> server but what I would like to know is if such a
> connection can be made
> *from* the iSeries to another system.  If it can't be
> done with a native
> command how about via QShell or something else?
> 
> Ultimately what I want to do is transmit a file using a
> digital
> certificate.  Since this is a routine transmission I
> would like to automate
> it either with a CL program or with a file containing the
> commands that can
> be used as redirected input to another command.  I've
> done something
> similar with FTP (without the digital certificate) in the
> past but so far I
> haven't seen anything about how this might be possible
> with HTTP.  The
> recipient wants this to be sent via their web site.
> 
> The entity that we will be sending to has provided an
> example of how to do
> this manually from Windows as well as providing the
> sample Unix script
> below.  Thanks for any ideas or advice.
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> #!/bin/ksh
>
SSL_PKEY_FILE="/{path_to_your_certs}/{user_id.perm}";export
> SSL_PKEY_FILE
>
SSL_X509_FILE="/{path_to_your_certs}/{user_id.perm}";export
> SSL_X509_FILE
> echo Beginning SSL Digital Cert Auth Login
> ## The following syntax will depend on the client
> location being used.
> /bin/fdx https://www.abc/com
> 
> [SSLv3 Cipher DES-CBC3-SHA]
> 
> Virtual user user_id logged in.
> 
> fdx>
> ### Refer to the client's documentation for further
> available commands
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Bradley V. Stone
BVS.Tools
www.bvstools.com