diff --git a/library/network/http_client/README.md b/library/network/http_client/README.md
index 50dcdac3..59eb25ea 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/README.md
+++ b/library/network/http_client/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 * Eiffel cURL library
 * cURL dynamic libraries in the PATH or the current directory (.dll or .so)
 
+This means on Windows, do not forget to copy the libcurl.dll (and related) either in the same directory of the executable, or ensure the .dll are in the PATH environment.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ## Examples
 
-
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/http_client-safe.ecf b/library/network/http_client/http_client-safe.ecf
index 041fabd1..87aea4f2 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/http_client-safe.ecf
+++ b/library/network/http_client/http_client-safe.ecf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		</option>
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\base\base-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="curl" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\cURL\cURL-safe.ecf"/>
-		<library name="encoder" location="..\..\text\encoder\encoder-safe.ecf"/>
+		<library name="encoder" location="../../web/framework/ewf/text/encoder/encoder-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="net" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\net\net-safe.ecf"/>
 		<cluster name="src" location=".\src\" recursive="true"/>
 	</target>
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/http_client.ecf b/library/network/http_client/http_client.ecf
index 6400022b..9913ce24 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/http_client.ecf
+++ b/library/network/http_client/http_client.ecf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY/library/base/base.ecf"/>
 		<library name="net" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\net\net.ecf"/>
 		<library name="curl" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\cURL\cURL.ecf"/>
-		<library name="encoder" location="../../text/encoder/encoder.ecf"/>
+		<library name="encoder" location="../../web/framework/ewf/text/encoder/encoder.ecf"/>
 		<cluster name="src" location=".\src\" recursive="true"/>
 	</target>
 </system>
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request.e b/library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request.e
index 030eddf6..2d606ee0 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request.e
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request.e
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ inherit
 
 feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
-	make (a_url: READABLE_STRING_8; a_session: like session; ctx: like context)
+	make (a_url: READABLE_STRING_8; a_request_method: like request_method; a_session: like session; ctx: like context)
 			-- Initialize `Current'.
 		do
+			request_method := a_request_method
 			session := a_session
 			url := a_url
 			headers := session.headers.twin
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			ctx_header_set: ctx /= Void implies across ctx.headers as ctx_h all attached headers.item (ctx_h.key) as v and then v.same_string (ctx_h.item) end
 		end
 
+feature {NONE} -- Internal		
+
 	session: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
 
 	context: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
@@ -44,13 +47,18 @@ feature -- Status report
 feature -- Access
 
 	request_method: READABLE_STRING_8
-		deferred
-		end
+			-- Request method associated with Current request.
 
 	url: READABLE_STRING_8
 
 	headers: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_8, READABLE_STRING_8]
 
+	response: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+			-- Execute the request and return the response.
+			-- note: two consecutive calls will trigger two executions!
+		deferred
+		end
+
 feature {HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION} -- Execution
 
 	import (ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT)
@@ -67,10 +75,6 @@ feature {HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION} -- Execution
 			end
 		end
 
-	execute: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
-		deferred
-		end
-
 feature -- Authentication
 
 	auth_type: STRING
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Utilities: encoding
 		end
 
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2013, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 	source: "[
 			Eiffel Software
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client.e
index 6ff332a2..22ab6fec 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client.e
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client.e
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 note
 	description : "[
 				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT based on Eiffel cURL library
+				
+				WARNING: Do not forget to have the dynamic libraries libcurl (.dll or .so) 
+				and related accessible to the executable (i.e in same directory, or in the PATH)
 			]"
 	author      : "$Author$"
 	date        : "$Date$"
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ inherit
 	HTTP_CLIENT
 
 create
+	default_create,
 	make
 
 feature {NONE} -- Initialization
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 	make
 			-- Initialize `Current'.
 		do
+			default_create
 		end
 
 feature -- Status
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ feature -- Status
 		end
 
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2012, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 	source: "[
 			Eiffel Software
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
index 0dcb127a..73d9e0de 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 note
 	description: "[
 				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST based on Eiffel cURL library
+
+				WARNING: Do not forget to have the dynamic libraries libcurl (.dll or .so) 
+				and related accessible to the executable (i.e in same directory, or in the PATH)
 			]"
 	date: "$Date$"
 	revision: "$Revision$"
@@ -10,9 +13,8 @@ class
 
 inherit
 	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
-		rename
-			make as make_request
 		redefine
+			make,
 			session
 		end
 
@@ -23,8 +25,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 	make (a_url: READABLE_STRING_8; a_request_method: like request_method; a_session: like session; ctx: like context)
 		do
-			make_request (a_url, a_session, ctx)
-			request_method := a_request_method
+			Precursor (a_url, a_request_method, a_session, ctx)
 			apply_workaround
 		end
 
@@ -38,13 +39,10 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 	session: LIBCURL_HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
 
-feature -- Access
-
-	request_method: READABLE_STRING_8
-
 feature -- Execution
 
-	execute: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+	response: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+			-- <Precursor>
 		local
 			l_result: INTEGER
 			l_curl_string: detachable CURL_STRING
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 		end
 
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2013, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 	source: "[
 			Eiffel Software
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_session.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_session.e
index bffe43c5..b7a8b952 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_session.e
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_session.e
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 note
 	description: "[
 				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION based on Eiffel cURL library
+				
+				WARNING: Do not forget to have the dynamic libraries libcurl (.dll or .so) 
+				and related accessible to the executable (i.e in same directory, or in the PATH)
 			]"
 	date: "$Date$"
 	revision: "$Revision$"
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ feature -- Custom
 			req: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
 		do
 			create {LIBCURL_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST} req.make (base_url + a_path, a_method, Current, ctx)
-			Result := req.execute
+			Result := req.response
 		end
 
 	custom_with_upload_data (a_method: READABLE_STRING_8; a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 			end
 
 			create {LIBCURL_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST} req.make (base_url + a_path, a_method, Current, ctx)
-			Result := req.execute
+			Result := req.response
 
 			if f /= Void then
 				f.delete
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ feature {LIBCURL_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST} -- Curl implementation
 
 
 ;note
-	copyright: "2011-2013, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 	source: "[
 			Eiffel Software
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client.e
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..863451f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client.e
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+note
+	description : "[
+				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT based on Eiffel NET library
+
+				WARNING: this is work in progress
+			]"
+	author      : "$Author$"
+	date        : "$Date$"
+	revision    : "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	NET_HTTP_CLIENT
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT
+
+create
+	default_create,
+	make
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make
+			-- Initialize `Current'.
+		do
+			default_create
+		end
+
+feature -- Status
+
+	new_session (a_base_url: READABLE_STRING_8): NET_HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
+		do
+			create Result.make (a_base_url)
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_request.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_request.e
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9146cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_request.e
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+note
+	description: "[
+				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST based on Eiffel NET library
+			]"
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	NET_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
+		redefine
+			session
+		end
+
+	REFACTORING_HELPER
+
+create
+	make
+
+feature {NONE} -- Internal	
+
+	session: NET_HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	response: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+			-- <Precursor>
+		do
+			to_implement ("implementation based on EiffelNET")
+			(create {EXCEPTIONS}).die (0)
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end
diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_session.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_session.e
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f3a1ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/socket/net_http_client_session.e
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+note
+	description: "[
+				Specific implementation of HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION based on Eiffel NET library
+			]"
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	NET_HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
+
+create
+	make
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	initialize
+		do
+		end
+
+feature -- Status report
+
+	is_available: BOOLEAN = True
+			-- Is interface usable?
+
+feature -- Custom
+
+	custom (a_method: READABLE_STRING_8; a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		local
+			req: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
+		do
+			create {NET_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST} req.make (base_url + a_path, a_method, Current, ctx)
+			Result := req.response
+		end
+
+	custom_with_upload_data (a_method: READABLE_STRING_8; a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom (a_method, a_path, a_ctx, data, Void)
+		end
+
+	custom_with_upload_file (a_method: READABLE_STRING_8; a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; fn: READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom (a_method, a_path, a_ctx, Void, fn)
+		end
+
+feature -- Helper
+
+	get (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := custom ("GET", a_path, ctx)
+		end
+
+	head (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := custom ("HEAD", a_path, ctx)
+		end
+
+	post (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("POST", a_path, a_ctx, data, Void)
+		end
+
+	post_file (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; fn: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("POST", a_path, a_ctx, Void, fn)
+		end
+
+	patch (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("PATCH", a_path, a_ctx, data, Void)
+		end
+
+	patch_file (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; fn: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("PATCH", a_path, a_ctx, Void, fn)
+		end
+
+	put (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("PUT", a_path, a_ctx, data, Void)
+		end
+
+	put_file (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; fn: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := impl_custom ("PUT", a_path, a_ctx, Void, fn)
+		end
+
+	delete (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		do
+			Result := custom ("DELETE", a_path, ctx)
+		end
+
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	impl_custom (a_method: READABLE_STRING_8; a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; a_ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT; data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8; fn: detachable READABLE_STRING_8): HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE
+		local
+			req: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST
+			ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
+			f: detachable RAW_FILE
+			l_data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
+		do
+			ctx := a_ctx
+			if data /= Void then
+				if ctx = Void then
+					create ctx.make
+				end
+				ctx.set_upload_data (data)
+			end
+			if fn /= Void then
+				if ctx = Void then
+					create ctx.make
+				end
+				ctx.set_upload_filename (fn)
+			end
+			if ctx /= Void then
+				l_data := ctx.upload_data
+				if l_data /= Void and a_method.is_case_insensitive_equal_general ("PUT") then
+					--| Quick and dirty hack using real file, for PUT uploaded data
+					--| FIXME [2012-05-23]: better use libcurl for that purpose
+
+					if ctx.has_upload_filename then
+						check put_conflict_file_and_data: False end
+					end
+					create f.make_open_write (create {FILE_NAME}.make_temporary_name)
+					f.put_string (l_data)
+					f.close
+					check ctx /= Void then
+						ctx.set_upload_data (Void)
+						ctx.set_upload_filename (f.path.name)
+					end
+				end
+			end
+
+			create {NET_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST} req.make (base_url + a_path, a_method, Current, ctx)
+			Result := req.response
+
+			if f /= Void then
+				f.delete
+			end
+			if l_data /= Void and a_ctx /= Void then
+				a_ctx.set_upload_filename (Void)
+				a_ctx.set_upload_data (l_data)
+			end
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end