package require http

   proc getPage { url } {
       return [ ::http::data [ ::http::geturl $url ] ]
   }

   set file [ getPage $url ]
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The above is a basic example of the [http] package.  It however doesn't account for proxys,
URL redirects, etc.  See [grabchat] for code which tries to 
handle some additional issues.

Some further examples can be found at the [http] page.

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[Category Internet]