diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RequestData.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RequestData.cs
index 12caf81155..081327ea99 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RequestData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RequestData.cs
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
 
                     response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
 
-                    if (response.Headers.Get("Content-Encoding") == null)
+                    if (response.ContentEncoding == null)
                         response.ContentEncoding = encoding;
 
                     response.SendChunked     = chunked;
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
 
                 handled = true;
 
-                DumpHeaders();
+                // DumpHeaders();
 
                 // if (request.InputStream != null)
                 // {
@@ -1273,8 +1273,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
 
                 // Closing the outputstream should complete the transmission process
 
-                Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Closing output stream", MsgId);
-                response.OutputStream.Close();
+                Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Sending response", MsgId);
+                // response.OutputStream.Close();
+                response.Send();
 
             }
 
@@ -1292,44 +1293,35 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
 
         internal void AddHeader(string hdr, string data)
         {
-            if (Rest.DEBUG)
-            {
-                Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0}   Adding header: <{1}: {2}>",
-                         MsgId, hdr, data);
-                if (response.Headers.Get(hdr) != null)
-                {
-                    Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Multipe {1} headers will be generated>",
-                             MsgId, hdr);
-                }
-            }
-            response.Headers.Add(hdr, data);
+            if (Rest.DEBUG) Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0}   Adding header: <{1}: {2}>", MsgId, hdr, data);
+            response.AddHeader(hdr, data);
         }
 
-        internal void RemoveHeader(string hdr)
-        {
-            if (Rest.DEBUG)
-            {
-                Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Removing header: <{1}>", MsgId, hdr);
-                if (response.Headers.Get(hdr) == null)
-                {
-                    Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} No such header existed",
-                             MsgId, hdr);
-                }
-            }
-            response.Headers.Remove(hdr);
-        }
+        // internal void RemoveHeader(string hdr)
+        // {
+        //     if (Rest.DEBUG)
+        //     {
+        //         Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Removing header: <{1}>", MsgId, hdr);
+        //         if (response.Headers.Get(hdr) == null)
+        //         {
+        //             Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} No such header existed",
+        //                      MsgId, hdr);
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        //     response.Headers.Remove(hdr);
+        // }
 
-        internal void DumpHeaders()
-        {
-            if (Rest.DEBUG)
-            {
-                for (int i=0;i<response.Headers.Count;i++)
-                {
-                    Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Header[{1}] : {2}", MsgId, i,
-                             response.Headers.Get(i));
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        // internal void DumpHeaders()
+        // {
+        //     if (Rest.DEBUG)
+        //     {
+        //         for (int i=0;i<response.Headers.Count;i++)
+        //         {
+        //             Rest.Log.DebugFormat("{0} Header[{1}] : {2}", MsgId, i,
+        //                      response.Headers.Get(i));
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        // }
 
         // Setup the XML writer for output
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
index d1c22d6b8b..558b3833db 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
                 }
 
                 IRequestHandler requestHandler;
-                response.KeepAlive   = false;
+                response.KeepAlive   = true;
                 response.SendChunked = false;
 
                 string path = request.RawUrl;
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             requestStream.Close();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[OGP]: {0}:{1}", request.RawUrl, requestBody);
-            response.KeepAlive = false;
+            response.KeepAlive = true;
 
             LLSD llsdRequest = null;
             LLSD llsdResponse = null;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             response.SendChunked = false;
             response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
             response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-            response.KeepAlive = false;
+            response.KeepAlive = true;
 
             try
             {
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
                 {
                     m_log.Warn("[HTTP-AGENT]: Error - " + e.Message);
                     response.SendChunked   = false;
-                    response.KeepAlive     = false;
+                    response.KeepAlive     = true;
                     response.StatusCode    = (int)OSHttpStatusCode.ServerErrorInternalError;
                     //response.OutputStream.Close();
                     try
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             int responsecode = (int)responsedata["int_response_code"];
             string responseString = (string)responsedata["str_response_string"];
             string contentType = (string)responsedata["content_type"];
+
             if (responsedata.ContainsKey("error_status_text"))
             {
                 response.StatusDescription = (string)responsedata["error_status_text"];
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpRequest.cs
index c47fe10570..4c7d7ce8ff 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpRequest.cs
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
     {
         private static readonly ILog _log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        protected HttpServer.IHttpRequest _request = null;
-        protected HttpServer.IHttpClientContext _context = null;
-
+        protected IHttpRequest _request = null;
+        protected IHttpClientContext _context = null;
 
         public string[] AcceptTypes
         {
@@ -137,8 +136,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         }
         private string _userAgent;
 
+        internal IHttpRequest IHttpRequest
+        { 
+            get { return _request; }
+        }
 
-
+        internal IHttpClientContext IHttpClientContext 
+        {
+            get { return _context; }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Internal whiteboard for handlers to store temporary stuff
@@ -151,11 +157,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         private Dictionary<string, object> _whiteboard = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 
 
-        public OSHttpRequest()
-        {
-        }
+        public OSHttpRequest() {}
 
-        public OSHttpRequest(HttpServer.IHttpClientContext context, HttpServer.IHttpRequest req)
+        public OSHttpRequest(IHttpClientContext context, IHttpRequest req)
         {
             _request = req;
             _context = context;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpResponse.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpResponse.cs
index 24bf340721..6b20bf3345 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpResponse.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/OSHttpResponse.cs
@@ -38,19 +38,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
     /// OSHttpResponse is the OpenSim representation of an HTTP
     /// response.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// OSHttpResponse is currently dual "homed" in that it support
-    /// both the .NET HttpListenerResponse and the HttpServer
-    /// HttpResponse (similar to OSHttpRequest); this duality is only
-    /// temporary and the .NET usage will disappear once the switch to
-    /// HttpServer is completed.
-    /// </remarks>
     public class OSHttpResponse
     {
-
-        // property code below is a bit messy, will all resolve to
-        // harmony once we've completed the switch
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Content type property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -62,22 +51,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.ContentType;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.ContentType;
+                return _httpResponse.ContentType;
             }
+
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                {
-                    _httpResponse.ContentType = value;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _httpListenerResponse.ContentType = value;
-                    _contentTypeSet = true;
-                }
+                _httpResponse.ContentType = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -102,17 +81,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.ContentLength;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.ContentLength64;
+                return _httpResponse.ContentLength;
             }
+
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.ContentLength = value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.ContentLength64 = value;
+                _httpResponse.ContentLength = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -132,59 +106,55 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.Encoding;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.ContentEncoding;
+                return _httpResponse.Encoding;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.Encoding = value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.ContentEncoding = value;
+                _httpResponse.Encoding = value;
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Headers of the response.
-        /// </summary>
-        public WebHeaderCollection Headers
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return null;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.Headers;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get or set the keep alive property.
-        /// </summary>
         public bool KeepAlive
         {
-            get
+            get 
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.Connection == ConnectionType.KeepAlive;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.KeepAlive;
+                return _httpResponse.Connection == ConnectionType.KeepAlive;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
+                if (value)
+                    _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.KeepAlive;
+                else
+                    _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.Close;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get or set the keep alive timeout property (default is
+        /// 20). Setting this to 0 also disables KeepAlive. Setting
+        /// this to something else but 0 also enable KeepAlive.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int KeepAliveTimeout
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _httpResponse.KeepAlive;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == 0)
                 {
-                    if (value == true)
-                        _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.KeepAlive;
-                    else
-                        _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.Close;
+                    _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.Close;
+                    _httpResponse.KeepAlive = 0;
                 }
                 else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.KeepAlive = value;
+                {
+                    _httpResponse.Connection = ConnectionType.KeepAlive;
+                    _httpResponse.KeepAlive = value;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -198,10 +168,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.Body;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.OutputStream;
+                return _httpResponse.Body;
             }
         }
 
@@ -209,18 +176,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.ProtocolVersion;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.ProtocolVersion.ToString();
+                return _httpResponse.ProtocolVersion;
             }
+
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.ProtocolVersion = value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.ProtocolVersion = new Version(value); ;
-                
+                _httpResponse.ProtocolVersion = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -231,9 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.Body;
-                throw new Exception("[OSHttpResponse] mixed .NET and HttpServer access");
+                return _httpResponse.Body;
             }
         }
 
@@ -245,10 +204,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             // get { return _redirectLocation; }
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.Redirect(value);
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.RedirectLocation = value;
+                _httpResponse.Redirect(value);
             }
         }
 
@@ -260,18 +216,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
                     return _httpResponse.Chunked;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.SendChunked;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.Chunked = value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.SendChunked = value;
+                _httpResponse.Chunked = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -282,18 +232,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return (int)_httpResponse.Status;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.StatusCode;
+                return (int)_httpResponse.Status;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.Status = (HttpStatusCode)value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.StatusCode = value;
+                _httpResponse.Status = (HttpStatusCode)value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -305,64 +249,35 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         {
             get
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    return _httpResponse.Reason;
-                else
-                    return _httpListenerResponse.StatusDescription;
+                return _httpResponse.Reason;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (HttpServer)
-                    _httpResponse.Reason = value;
-                else
-                    _httpListenerResponse.StatusDescription = value;
+                _httpResponse.Reason = value;
             }
         }
 
 
-        internal bool HttpServer
-        {
-            get { return null != _httpResponse; }
-        }
-        private HttpResponse _httpResponse;
-        private HttpListenerResponse _httpListenerResponse;
+        protected IHttpResponse _httpResponse;
 
-        internal HttpResponse HttpResponse
-        {
-             get { return _httpResponse; }
-        }
+        public OSHttpResponse() {}
 
-        public OSHttpResponse()
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Instantiate an OSHttpResponse object based on an
-        /// underlying .NET HttpListenerResponse.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Almost deprecated; will go west to make once HttpServer
-        /// base takes over.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public OSHttpResponse(HttpListenerResponse resp)
-        {
-            _httpListenerResponse = resp;
-        }
-        public OSHttpResponse(HttpServer.HttpResponse resp)
+        public OSHttpResponse(IHttpResponse resp)
         {
             _httpResponse = resp;
         }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Instantiate an OSHttpResponse object from an OSHttpRequest
         /// object.
         /// </summary
         /// <param name="req">Incoming OSHttpRequest to which we are
         /// replying</param>
-        // public OSHttpResponse(OSHttpRequest req)
-        // {
-        //     _httpResponse = new HttpResponse(req.HttpClientContext, req.HttpRequest);
-        // }
+        public OSHttpResponse(OSHttpRequest req)
+        {
+            _httpResponse = new HttpResponse(req.IHttpClientContext, req.IHttpRequest);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Add a header field and content to the response.
@@ -373,10 +288,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         /// value</param>
         public void AddHeader(string key, string value)
         {
-            if (HttpServer)
-                _httpResponse.AddHeader(key, value);
-            else
-                _httpListenerResponse.Headers.Add(key, value);
+            _httpResponse.AddHeader(key, value);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -384,16 +296,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         /// </summary>
         public void Send()
         {
-            if (HttpServer)
-            {
-                _httpResponse.Body.Flush();
-                _httpResponse.Send();
-                
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                OutputStream.Close();
-            }
+            _httpResponse.Body.Flush();
+            _httpResponse.Send();
         }
     }
 }