file_get_contents / url wrappers

Hi gang, If i am trying to read the contents of url into a string and I am getting 403 errors yet the page will load perfectly through a normal browser, do u think the site is looking at the http request headers and determining it's not a browser and thus blocking access? If something like that was happening, does anyone know what headers i should put into a request to simulate a browser? error msg :: <...> failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden in <...> Any info is much appreciated. Thanks - MD ................................................................... Mike Dunlop Director of Technology Development [ e ] miked@m80im.com [ p ] 323.644.7808