title: How to simulate HTTP POST on localhost (*Windows* not Unix)?
body: <p>What is the simplest way of sending an HTTP POST to a <strong>localhost</strong> address/port under Windows?</p>
  
  <p>E.g. do any browser plugins exist to do this or could a command be sent in the Chrome Developer Tools / Firebug console?</p>
  
  <p>[Have seen similar q's asked before but the answers mostly seem to recommend the use of Unix tools such as CURL or Websites such as <a href="http://www.hurl.it">http://www.hurl.it</a>, which preclude sending the request to localhost.]</p>