function options() {
        $this->header_unset();
        $this->create_basic_request('OPTIONS');
        $this->send_request();
        $this->get_respond();
        $response = $this->process_respond();
        // validate the response ...
        // check http-version
        if ($response['status']['http-version'] == 'HTTP/1.1' ||
            $response['status']['http-version'] == 'HTTP/1.0') {
                return $response;
            }
        $this->_error_log('Response was not even http');
        return false;

    }