For a Sunday afternoon, something simple.

I need to pass some name/value pairs to another site (actually to the Bank of Americas' settleup branded site) for credit card processing. They (BofA) requires it come at them as a POST. Now I have to create the form (no problem) and before I send them I want to make sure I get some back. The process BofA uses is to require the fields with their own names on them (fair enough). And they return any fields they don't recognize. (Again fair enough.) Now I would normally bundle up the name/value pairs and attach them to the address as a GET. BofA is refusing to recognize this simple technique.

Question, how is the POST header et.al sent?   If it's a GET I would do this, which they don't like. 
print redirect(-url => "https://cart.bamart.com/payment.mart?ioc_merch
+ant_id=$ioc_merchant_id&ioc_order_total_amount=30.00&ecom_billto_post
+al_name_first=$pffname&ecom_billto_postal_name_last=$pflname");

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and etc. etc. What do I do to make this a POST instead of a GET?

Thanks

UR

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In reply to How to send HTTP POST request? by UncleRon

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