Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview

The Microsoft® Win32® Internet (WinInet) API provides stand-alone applications with easy access to standard Internet protocols such as Gopher, FTP, and HTTP, abstracting the protocols into a high-level interface that is familiar to Win32 developers. See the Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Reference for descriptions of the individual functions.

• Introduction to the Win32 Internet Functions
• Establishing a Dial-Up Connection to the Internet
• Enabling Internet Functionality
• Common Functions
• Handling Uniform Resource Locators
• Handling Authentication
• Utilizing the Win32 Internet Functions Asynchronously
• FTP Sessions
• Gopher Sessions
• HTTP Sessions
• Managing Cookies
• HTTP Cookies
• Caching
• Appendix A: HINTERNET Handles
• Appendix B: Using Buffers
• Appendix C: Handling Errors

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