diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index c94d328c43..5dfb30b80d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         /// <param name="cmdparams">Additional arguments passed to the command</param>
         public void RunCmd(string command, string[] cmdparams)
         {
-            if ((m_consoleRegion == null) || (command == "exit-region") || (command == "change-region"))
+            if ((m_consoleRegion == null) ||(command == "change-region"))
             {
                 switch (command)
                 {
@@ -499,14 +499,29 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     case "change-region":
                         if (cmdparams.Length > 0)
                         {
-                            string name = this.CombineParams(cmdparams, 0);
-                            Console.WriteLine("Searching for Region: '" + name + "'");
-                            foreach (Scene scene in m_localScenes)
+                            if ((cmdparams[0].ToLower() == "root") || (cmdparams[0].ToLower() == ".."))
                             {
-                                if (scene.RegionInfo.RegionName.ToLower() == name.ToLower())
+                                if (m_consoleRegion != null)
                                 {
-                                    m_consoleRegion = scene;
-                                    MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Setting current region: " + m_consoleRegion.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+                                    m_consoleRegion = null;
+                                    MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Now at Root level");
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Already at Root level");
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                string name = this.CombineParams(cmdparams, 0);
+                                Console.WriteLine("Searching for Region: '" + name + "'");
+                                foreach (Scene scene in m_localScenes)
+                                {
+                                    if (scene.RegionInfo.RegionName.ToLower() == name.ToLower())
+                                    {
+                                        m_consoleRegion = scene;
+                                        MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Setting current region: " + m_consoleRegion.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -523,18 +538,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
                         }
                         break;
 
-                    case "exit-region":
-                        if (m_consoleRegion != null)
-                        {
-                            m_consoleRegion = null;
-                            MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Exiting region, Now at Root level");
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            MainLog.Instance.Verbose("No region is set. Already at Root level");
-                        }
-                        break;
-
                     default:
                         m_log.Error("Unknown command");
                         break;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IHttpRequests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IHttpRequests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2294631db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IHttpRequests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using libsecondlife;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces
+{
+    public interface IHttpRequests
+    {
+        LLUUID MakeHttpRequest(string url, string type, string body);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index f8d17b43c9..dca4222216 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         // this most likely shouldn't be handled as a API method like this, but doing it for testing purposes
         public ModuleAPIMethod2<bool, string, byte[]> AddXferFile = null;
 
+        private IHttpRequests m_httpRequestModule = null;
         private ISimChat m_simChatModule = null;
 
         #region Properties
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         public void SetModuleInterfaces()
         {
             m_simChatModule = this.RequestModuleInterface<ISimChat>();
+            m_httpRequestModule = this.RequestModuleInterface<IHttpRequests>();
 
             //should change so it uses the module interface functions
             AddXferFile = (ModuleAPIMethod2<bool, string, byte[]>)this.RequestAPIMethod("API_AddXferFile");
@@ -1318,6 +1320,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        public LLUUID MakeHttpRequest(string url, string type, string body)
+        {
+            if (m_httpRequestModule != null)
+            {
+               return m_httpRequestModule.MakeHttpRequest(url, type, body);
+            }
+            return LLUUID.Zero;
+        }
+
         #region Script Engine
         private List<OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Scripting.ScriptEngineInterface> ScriptEngines = new List<OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Scripting.ScriptEngineInterface>();
         public void AddScriptEngine(OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Scripting.ScriptEngineInterface ScriptEngine, LogBase m_logger)