title: Is it possible to read from a url into a System.IO.Stream object?
body: <p>I am attempting to read from a url into a System.IO.Stream object.  I tried to use </p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim stream as Stream = New FileStream(msgURL, FileMode.Open)
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  <p>but I get an error that URI formats are not supported with FileStream objects.  Is there some method I can use that inherits from System.IO.Stream that is able to read from a URL?</p>