programming algorithms...

[etrigan]

Are there algrothms for manipulating data across the internet, say, in C++? I wish to manipulate data outside a program for once such as manipulating data within ones own file system or on the net. One program that i was trying to create was one that would ping a website of my choice. Are there any algorithms or syntactic commands in C++ to accomplish this? If so, where?
Thank you.

[imported_Lantz]

What exactly do you mean by "manipulating data"? If you're talking about sending & receiving data over the internet then look for stuff regarding sockets, connect(), recv(), send(), etc.

[Strike]

http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~beej/guide/net/

THE guide to socket programming in C.

[BovineCreature]

man socket