package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "io/ioutil"
    "net/http"
    "os/user"
    "strings"
)

func main() {
    URL := "http://localhost:8080/"
    u, _ := user.Current()
    content := strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", u))
    resp, err := http.Post(URL, "text", content)
    if err != nil {
        return
    }
    io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body)
    resp.Body.Close()
}