C++ how to send https post request and parse response?

Question

C++ / C#

What is the best way to send a post request over https and parse the response?
Is it possible to do this on sockets?
While he himself wrote sending a request + receiving a response via http on sockets

Answer 1

curl.haxx.se/libcurl/cplusplus

Answer 2

Don't waste your time (unless of course for educational purposes):
cpp-netlib.org
Excellent web client (there is also a web server, by the way). The interface is already more or less stable. Example:
cpp-netlib.org/0.11.1/index.html#hello-world

Answer 3

Really, don't waste your time on the grave libcurl.
After: QtNetwork, ACE.