Dim request As System.Net.HttpWebRequest = _
          System.Net.HttpWebRequest.Create(URL)
        request.Method = "POST"
        Dim writer As IO.StreamWriter = New IO.StreamWriter( _
          request.GetRequestStream)
        writer.Write("Benutzerdefinierter Text")
        writer.Close()
 
        Dim response As HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse
        Dim reader As streamreader = New streamreader( _
          response.GetResponseStream)
        MessageBox.Show(reader.ReadToEnd)
        reader.close()
        response.Close()