"Read" a URL?

[Scott Rossi]

Is it possible to *read* a Web based file, as opposed to *put*-ting the url
into a container?

I'm wondering if it's possible to read the last line of a text file stored
on the Web, instead of downloading the whole 2MB file into a variable.  So
far:

  open file net_address_of_file for read

...returns "can't open that file".

Thanks & Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Development & Design
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