diff --git a/httpclient.php b/httpclient.php
index 4a4a2be..e0c39a6 100644
--- a/httpclient.php
+++ b/httpclient.php
@@ -429,6 +429,19 @@ class Httpclient
   }
   // }}}
 
+  /** Set the authentication in Basic type
+    * @param string $login The login to use
+    * @param string $password The password to use
+    */
+  public function authBasic ($login, $password)
+  // {{{
+  {
+    $this->headersSent["Authorization"] = "Basic ".
+      base64_encode ("$login:$password");
+    return $this;
+  }
+  // }}}
+
   //////////////////////////////////
   ////    THE ACTIVE METHODS    ////
   //////////////////////////////////
@@ -584,8 +597,7 @@ class Httpclient
     // {{{
     if ($this->tcpclient === null)
     {
-      $this->tcpclient = new \vendor\domframework\tcpclient ($parseURL["host"],
-        $this->port);
+      $this->tcpclient = new tcpclient ($parseURL["host"], $this->port);
       $this->tcpclient->timeout ($this->timeout);
       $this->tcpclient->connect ();
       if ($parseURL["scheme"] === "https")