Lhttpc is a lightweight HTTP/1.1 client implemented in Erlang, developed at Erlang Training and Consulting Ltd.

Features:
* Persistent connections (configurable timeout)
* HTTP / HTTPS (ssl) support
* HTTP versions < 1.1 should be supported
Pipelining will probably never be supported...

Limitations
* No support for "streaming" the response body
* No support for SSL options, such as client certificates
* The client can't follow redirects
* It's not possible to limit the number of outgoing connections
* No proper support for Except: 100-continue behaviour