diff --git a/scripts/bash/task_completion.sh b/scripts/bash/task_completion.sh
index be9923901..574d113a5 100644
--- a/scripts/bash/task_completion.sh
+++ b/scripts/bash/task_completion.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ _task()
 								 _known_hosts_real -a "$cur"
 						       return 0
 						       ;;
+							  import)
+								 COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -o "default" -- ${cur}) )
+								 return 0
+								 ;;
 						  esac
 						  ;;
             esac
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d8035df18..5de0dce94 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ task_SOURCES = API.cpp API.h Att.cpp Att.h Cmd.cpp Cmd.h Color.cpp Color.h     \
                Task.cpp Task.h Taskmod.cpp Taskmod.h Thread.cpp Thread.h       \
                Timer.cpp Timer.h Transport.cpp Transport.h TransportSSH.cpp    \
                TransportSSH.h TransportRSYNC.cpp TransportRSYNC.h              \
-               Tree.cpp Tree.h command.cpp custom.cpp                          \
-               dependency.cpp edit.cpp export.cpp i18n.h import.cpp            \
+               TransportCurl.cpp TransportCurl.h Tree.cpp Tree.h command.cpp   \
+               custom.cpp dependency.cpp edit.cpp export.cpp i18n.h import.cpp \
                interactive.cpp main.cpp main.h recur.cpp report.cpp rules.cpp  \
                rx.cpp rx.h text.cpp text.h util.cpp util.h
 task_CPPFLAGS=$(LUA_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Transport.cpp b/src/Transport.cpp
index 394de1a00..46b4dd09f 100644
--- a/src/Transport.cpp
+++ b/src/Transport.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "Transport.h"
 #include "TransportSSH.h"
 #include "TransportRSYNC.h"
+#include "TransportCurl.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Transport::Transport (const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const std::string& user="", const std::string& port="")
@@ -111,67 +112,75 @@ void Transport::parseUri(std::string uri)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Transport* Transport::getTransport(const std::string& uri)
 {
-	if (uri.find("ssh://") == 0) {
-		return new TransportSSH(uri);
-	}
-	else if (uri.find("rsync://") == 0) {
-		return new TransportRSYNC(uri);
-	}
-	else if ( (uri.find(":")   != std::string::npos) 
-			   && (uri.find("://") == std::string::npos) )
-	{
-		return new TransportSSH(uri);
-	}
+  if (uri.find("ssh://") == 0)
+  {
+    return new TransportSSH(uri);
+  }
+  else if (uri.find("rsync://") == 0)
+  {
+    return new TransportRSYNC(uri);
+  }
+  else if ( (uri.find("http://")  == 0)
+         || (uri.find("https://") == 0)
+         || (uri.find("ftp://")   == 0) )
+  {
+    return new TransportCurl(uri);		
+  }
+  else if ( (uri.find(":")   != std::string::npos) 
+         && (uri.find("://") == std::string::npos) )
+  {
+    return new TransportSSH(uri);
+  }
 
-	return NULL;
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int Transport::execute()
 {
-	if (executable == "")
-		return -1;
+  if (executable == "")
+    return -1;
 
-	pid_t child_pid = fork();
+  pid_t child_pid = fork();
 
-	if (child_pid == 0)
-	{
-		// this is done by the child process
-		char shell[] = "sh";
-		char opt[]   = "-c";
+  if (child_pid == 0)
+  {
+    // this is done by the child process
+    char shell[] = "sh";
+    char opt[]   = "-c";
 
-		std::string cmdline = executable;
+    std::string cmdline = executable;
 
-		std::vector <std::string>::iterator it;
-		for (it = arguments.begin(); it != arguments.end(); ++it)
-		{
-			std::string tmp = *it;
-			cmdline += " " + tmp;
-		}
+    std::vector <std::string>::iterator it;
+    for (it = arguments.begin(); it != arguments.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      std::string tmp = *it;
+      cmdline += " " + tmp;
+    }
 
-		char** argv = new char*[4];
-		argv[0] = shell;                  // sh
-		argv[1] = opt;                    // -c
-		argv[2] = (char*)cmdline.c_str();	// e.g. scp undo.data user@host:.task/
-		argv[3] = NULL;                   // required by execv
+    char** argv = new char*[4];
+    argv[0] = shell;                  // sh
+    argv[1] = opt;                    // -c
+    argv[2] = (char*)cmdline.c_str();	// e.g. scp undo.data user@host:.task/
+    argv[3] = NULL;                   // required by execv
 
-		int ret = execvp("sh", argv);
-		delete[] argv;
+    int ret = execvp("sh", argv);
+    delete[] argv;
 
-		exit(ret);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		// this is done by the parent process
-		int child_status;
+    exit(ret);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // this is done by the parent process
+    int child_status;
 
-		pid_t pid = waitpid(child_pid, &child_status, 0);
+    pid_t pid = waitpid(child_pid, &child_status, 0);
 
-		if (pid == -1)
-			return -1;
-		else
-			return child_status;
-	}
+    if (pid == -1)
+      return -1;
+    else
+      return child_status;
+  }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/Transport.h b/src/Transport.h
index fe25eb927..a52b202fd 100644
--- a/src/Transport.h
+++ b/src/Transport.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   std::string executable;
-	std::string protocol;
+  std::string protocol;	
   std::vector<std::string> arguments;
-	
+  
   std::string host;
   std::string path;
   std::string port;
diff --git a/src/TransportCurl.cpp b/src/TransportCurl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a17e6a4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TransportCurl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2010, Johannes Schlatow.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "TransportCurl.h"
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+TransportCurl::TransportCurl(const std::string& uri) : Transport(uri)
+{
+	executable = "curl";
+	
+	if (protocol == "")
+		protocol = "http";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+TransportCurl::TransportCurl(
+	const std::string& host,
+	const std::string& path,
+	const std::string& user,
+	const std::string& port) : Transport (host,path,user,port)
+{
+	executable = "curl";
+	
+	if (protocol == "")
+		protocol = "http";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void TransportCurl::send(const std::string& source)
+{
+	if (host == "") {
+		throw std::string ("Hostname is empty");
+	}
+
+	// Wildcards arent supported
+	if ( (source.find ("*") != std::string::npos)
+		|| (source.find ("?") != std::string::npos) )
+	{
+		throw std::string ("Failed to use curl with wildcards!");
+	}
+
+	// cmd line is: curl -T source protocol://host:port/path
+	arguments.push_back ("-T");
+	arguments.push_back (source);
+
+	if (port != "")
+	{
+		arguments.push_back (protocol + "://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + path);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		arguments.push_back (protocol + "://" + host + "/" + path);
+	}
+
+	if (execute())
+		throw std::string ("Failed to run curl!");
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void TransportCurl::recv(std::string target)
+{
+	if (host == "") {
+		throw std::string ("Hostname is empty");
+	}
+
+	// Wildcards arent supported
+	if ( (path.find ("*") != std::string::npos)
+		|| (path.find ("?") != std::string::npos) )
+	{
+		throw std::string ("Failed to use curl with wildcards!");
+	}
+	
+	// cmd line is: curl protocol://host:port/path/to/source/file -o path/to/target/file
+	if (port != "")
+	{
+		arguments.push_back (protocol + "://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + path);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		arguments.push_back (protocol + "://" + host + "/" + path);
+	}
+	
+	arguments.push_back ("-o");
+	arguments.push_back (target);
+
+	if (execute())
+		throw std::string ("Failed to run curl!");
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/TransportCurl.h b/src/TransportCurl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bb38f0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TransportCurl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2010, Johannes Schlatow.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef INCLUDED_TRANSPORTCURL
+#define INCLUDED_TRANSPORTCURL
+
+#include <string>
+#include <Transport.h>
+
+class TransportCurl : public Transport {
+public:
+  TransportCurl (const std::string&);
+  TransportCurl (const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
+	
+  virtual void send (const std::string&);
+  virtual void recv (std::string);
+	
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 6df915781..17a36dfc3 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "../auto.h"
-#include "TransportSSH.h"
+#include "Transport.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
 #include <ncurses.h>
@@ -597,65 +597,65 @@ void handleMerge (std::string& outs)
   if (context.hooks.trigger ("pre-merge-command"))
   {
     std::string file = trim (context.task.get ("description"));
-		std::string tmpfile = "";
-		
-		if (file.length () == 0)
-		{
-			// get default target from config
-			file = context.config.get ("merge.default.uri");
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// replace argument with uri from config
-			std::string tmp = context.config.get ("merge." + file + ".uri");
-			
-			if (tmp != "")
-				file = tmp;
-		}
+    std::string tmpfile = "";
+
+    if (file.length () == 0)
+    {
+      // get default target from config
+      file = context.config.get ("merge.default.uri");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // replace argument with uri from config
+      std::string tmp = context.config.get ("merge." + file + ".uri");
+      
+      if (tmp != "")
+        file = tmp;
+    }
 
     if (file.length () > 0)
     {
-			Directory location (context.config.get ("data.location"));
+      Directory location (context.config.get ("data.location"));
 
-			// add undo.data to path if necessary
-			if (file.find ("undo.data") == std::string::npos)
-			{
-				if (file[file.length()-1] != '/')
-					file += "/";
+      // add undo.data to path if necessary
+      if (file.find ("undo.data") == std::string::npos)
+      {
+        if (file[file.length()-1] != '/')
+          file += "/";
 
-				file += "undo.data";
-			}
+        file += "undo.data";
+      }
 
-			Transport* transport;
-			if ((transport = Transport::getTransport (file)) != NULL )
-			{
-				tmpfile = location.data + "/undo_remote.data";
-				transport->recv (tmpfile);
-				delete transport;
+      Transport* transport;
+      if ((transport = Transport::getTransport (file)) != NULL )
+      {
+        tmpfile = location.data + "/undo_remote.data";
+        transport->recv (tmpfile);
+        delete transport;
 
-				file = tmpfile;
-			}
+        file = tmpfile;
+      }
 
       context.tdb.lock (context.config.getBoolean ("locking"));
       context.tdb.merge (file);
       context.tdb.unlock ();
 
-			context.hooks.trigger ("post-merge-command");
+      context.hooks.trigger ("post-merge-command");
 
-			if (tmpfile != "")
-			{
-				remove (tmpfile.c_str());
+      if (tmpfile != "")
+      {
+        remove (tmpfile.c_str());
 
-				std::string autopush = context.config.get ("merge.autopush");
+        std::string autopush = context.config.get ("merge.autopush");
 
-				if ( ((autopush == "ask") && (confirm ("Do you want to push the changes to the database you merged from?")) )
-					|| (autopush == "yes") )
-				{
-					std::string out;
-					handlePush(out);
-				}
+        if ( ((autopush == "ask") && (confirm ("Do you want to push the changes to the database you merged from?")) )
+           || (autopush == "yes") )
+        {
+          std::string out;
+          handlePush(out);
+        }
+      }
 
-			}
     }
     else	// TODO : get default source from config file
       throw std::string ("You must specify a file to merge.");
diff --git a/src/import.cpp b/src/import.cpp
index 047dbc7c5..aa9d0df41 100644
--- a/src/import.cpp
+++ b/src/import.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <text.h>
 #include <util.h>
 #include <main.h>
+#include "Transport.h"
 
 extern Context context;
 
@@ -1259,10 +1260,25 @@ int handleImport (std::string &outs)
 
   if (context.hooks.trigger ("pre-import-command"))
   {
-    std::stringstream out;
-
-    // Use the description as a file name.
+    std::stringstream out;		
+		
+		// Use the description as a file name.
     std::string file = trim (context.task.get ("description"));
+		
+#if FEATURE_URL > 0
+    std::string tmpfile = "";
+    Transport* transport;
+    if ((transport = Transport::getTransport (file)) != NULL )
+    {
+      std::string location (context.config.get ("data.location"));
+      tmpfile = location + "/import.data";
+      transport->recv (tmpfile);
+      delete transport;
+
+      file = tmpfile;
+    }
+#endif
+    
     if (file.length () > 0)
     {
       // Load the file.
@@ -1317,6 +1333,13 @@ int handleImport (std::string &outs)
       case text:          out << importText        (lines); break;
       case not_a_clue:    /* to stop the compiler from complaining. */ break;
       }
+
+#if FEATURE_URL > 0
+      if (tmpfile != "")
+      {
+        remove (tmpfile.c_str ());
+      }
+#endif
     }
     else
       throw std::string ("You must specify a file to import.");
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 8fc546b38..fd8fe18cf 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define FEATURE_NEW_ID       1   // Echoes back new id.
 #define FEATURE_SHELL        1   // Interactive shell.
 #define FEATURE_NCURSES_COLS 1   // Shortcut that avoids WINDOW.
+#define FEATURE_URL          1   // URL support for import.
+                                 // (always enabled for merge/push/pull)
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile b/src/tests/Makefile
index 9289ccd55..d3970c63c 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ OBJECTS = ../t-TDB.o ../t-Task.o ../t-text.o ../t-Date.o ../t-Table.o          \
           ../t-Permission.o ../t-Path.o ../t-File.o ../t-Directory.o           \
           ../t-Hooks.o ../t-API.o ../t-rx.o ../t-Taskmod.o ../t-dependency.o   \
           ../t-Transport.o ../t-TransportSSH.o ../t-Sensor.o ../t-Thread.o     \
-          ../t-Lisp.o ../t-Rectangle.o ../t-Tree.o ../t-TransportRSYNC.o
+          ../t-Lisp.o ../t-Rectangle.o ../t-Tree.o ../t-TransportRSYNC.o       \
+          ../t-TransportCurl.o
 
 all: $(PROJECT)
 
diff --git a/src/tests/import.url.t b/src/tests/import.url.t
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ed9718c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/import.url.t
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#! /usr/bin/perl
+################################################################################
+## taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+##
+## Copyright 2006 - 2010, Paul Beckingham.
+## All rights reserved.
+##
+## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+## the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+## Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+## version.
+##
+## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+## ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+## FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+## details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+## this program; if not, write to the
+##
+##     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+##     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+##     Boston, MA
+##     02110-1301
+##     USA
+##
+################################################################################
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 8;
+
+# Create the rc file.
+if (open my $fh, '>', 'import.rc')
+{
+  print $fh "data.location=.\n";
+  close $fh;
+  ok (-r 'import.rc', 'Created import.rc');
+}
+
+my $output = qx{../task rc:import.rc import http://taskwarrior.org/attachments/download/216/import.txt};
+like ($output, qr/Imported 2 tasks successfully, with 0 errors./, 'no errors');
+
+$output = qx{../task rc:import.rc list};
+like ($output, qr/1.+A.+H.+This is a test/, 't1');
+like ($output, qr/2.+Another task/,         't2');
+
+unlink 'pending.data';
+ok (!-r 'pending.data', 'Removed pending.data');
+
+unlink 'completed.data';
+ok (!-r 'completed.data', 'Removed completed.data');
+
+unlink 'undo.data';
+ok (!-r 'undo.data', 'Removed undo.data');
+
+unlink 'import.rc';
+ok (!-r 'import.rc', 'Removed import.rc');
+
+exit 0;
+