Send Synchronous HTTP Request Powershell 2

powershell-sync-http.ps1

function sendHTTP
{
	param( $uri, $message )
	$postData = "{"
	$postData += "`"message`":`""+$message+"`","
	$postData += "`"name`":`"ryan`""
	$postData += "}"
	$request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($uri)
	$request.Method = "POST"
	$request.Timeout = 5000
	try
	{
		$requestStream = $request.GetRequestStream()
		$streamWriter = New-Object System.IO.StreamWriter($requestStream)
		$streamWriter.Write($postData)
		
	}
	catch
	{
		Write-Host "HTTP Request Failed (1).."
	}
	finally
	{
		if ($null -ne $streamWriter) { $streamWriter.Dispose() }
		if ($null -ne $requestStream) { $requestStream.Dispose() }
	}
	try
	{
		$res = $request.GetResponse()
	}
	catch
	{
		Write-Host "HTTP Request Failed (2).."
	}
	finally
	{
		if ($null -ne $res) { $res.Close() }
	}
}