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diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
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+// Copyright 1994-2025 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package gitpb
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func httpPost(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	var req *http.Request
+
+	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	// log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data), "url", url)
+
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	req.Header.Set("author", usr.Username)
+	req.Header.Set("hostname", "fixme:hostname")
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return []byte("client.Do(req) error"), err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	// log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data))
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return body, err
+	}
+
+	return body, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Repos) SubmitReposPB(url string) (*Repos, error) {
+	msg, err := r.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("Marshal() failed:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Info("proto.Marshal() msg len", len(msg))
+	body, err := httpPost(url, msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := r.Unmarshal(body); err != nil {
+		log.Info("Unmarshal() failed:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return r, nil
+}