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+#lang racket
+
+(require openssl)
+(require net/url)
+
+(define (request url-str)
+  (define url (string->url url-str))
+  (define-values (c-in c-out)
+    (ssl-connect (url-host url)
+                 (or (url-port url) 1965)))
+
+  (write-string url-str c-out)
+  (write-string "\r\n" c-out)
+
+  (define-values (status header)
+    (read-response c-in))
+
+  (println status)
+  (println header))
+
+(define (read-response (c-in (current-input-port)))
+  (define maxlen 1027)
+
+  (let ([header (peek-string maxlen 0 c-in)])
+
+    (if (not (string-contains? header "\r\n"))
+        (error "header exceeds maximum length")
+
+        (let ([header (read-line c-in 'return-linefeed)])
+          (define-values (status meta)
+            (let ([status-meta (string-split header " ")])
+              (values (list-ref status-meta 0)
+                      (list-ref status-meta 1))))
+
+          (cond
+            [(> (string-length status) 2)
+             (error "status code exceeds maximum length")]
+
+            [(andmap (compose not char-numeric?) (string->list status))
+             (error "status code is not numeric")]
+
+            [else
+             (values (string->number status) meta)])))))