diff --git a/getPatchsets.go b/getPatchsets.go
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+++ b/getPatchsets.go
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+// Copyright 1994-2025 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package forgepb
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+var forgeURL string = "https://go.wit.com/"
+
+func (f *Forge) GetPatchesets() (*Patchsets, error) {
+	url := forgeURL + "/GetPatchsets"
+	log.Info("GetPatchsets() url", url)
+	body, err := httpPost(url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Info("GetPatchets() len(body)", len(body))
+	var psets *Patchsets
+	psets = new(Patchsets)
+	err = psets.Unmarshal(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("Unmarshal failed", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	/*
+		filename := filepath.Join("/tmp", pbfile)
+		f, _ := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+		f.Write(body)
+		f.Close()
+	*/
+	return psets, nil
+}
+
+func httpPost(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	var req *http.Request
+
+	// data := []byte("some junk")
+	// url := "https://go.wit.com/register/"
+
+	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)
+	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
+	req.Header.Set("hostname", 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
+	}
+
+	// test := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
+	// log.Info("go.wit.com returned body:", test)
+	// if test == "OK" {
+	// 	return body, nil
+	// }
+
+	return body, nil
+}