diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
index af007709be..51f3ec15e0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
index 598e7a5a9d..8502bb5bda 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
index fb92b9237a..c32ee28381 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
@@ -399,11 +399,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
 
                         Stream requestStream = req.InputStream;
 
+                        string requestBody;
                         Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-                        StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding);
-
-                        string requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
-                        reader.Close();
+                        using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding))
+                            requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
 
                         Hashtable keysvals = new Hashtable();
                         Hashtable headervals = new Hashtable();
@@ -567,13 +566,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
                         IGenericHTTPHandler HTTPRequestHandler = requestHandler as IGenericHTTPHandler;
                         Stream requestStream = request.InputStream;
 
+                        string requestBody;
                         Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-                        StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding);
-
-                        string requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
-
-                        reader.Close();
-                        //requestStream.Close();
+                        using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding))
+                            requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
 
                         Hashtable keysvals = new Hashtable();
                         Hashtable headervals = new Hashtable();
@@ -690,7 +686,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
                     }
                 }
 
-                request.InputStream.Close();
+                request.InputStream.Dispose();
 
                 if (buffer != null)
                 {
@@ -998,7 +994,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
         {
             String requestBody;
 
-            Stream requestStream = request.InputStream;
+            Stream requestStream = Util.Copy(request.InputStream);
             Stream innerStream = null;
             try
             {
@@ -1009,9 +1005,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
                 }
 
                 using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, Encoding.UTF8))
-                {
                     requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
-                }
+
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -1263,12 +1258,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
             //m_log.Warn("[BASE HTTP SERVER]: We've figured out it's a LLSD Request");
             Stream requestStream = request.InputStream;
 
+            string requestBody;
             Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding);
-
-            string requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
-            reader.Close();
-            requestStream.Close();
+            using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding))
+                requestBody= reader.ReadToEnd();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[OGP]: {0}:{1}", request.RawUrl, requestBody);
             response.KeepAlive = true;
@@ -1592,15 +1585,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
             byte[] buffer;
 
             Stream requestStream = request.InputStream;
-
+            string requestBody;
             Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding);
-
-            string requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
-            // avoid warning for now
-            reader.ReadToEnd();
-            reader.Close();
-            requestStream.Close();
+            using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(requestStream, encoding))
+                requestBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
 
             Hashtable keysvals = new Hashtable();
             Hashtable headervals = new Hashtable();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/RestStreamHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/RestStreamHandler.cs
index 0305dee118..dfc27157a3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/RestStreamHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/RestStreamHandler.cs
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
 
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
+            string requestBody;
             Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
-            StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(request, encoding);
-
-            string requestBody = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
-            streamReader.Close();
+            using(StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(request,encoding))
+                requestBody = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
 
             string param = GetParam(path);
             string responseString = m_restMethod(requestBody, path, param, httpRequest, httpResponse);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/RegionConsoleModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/RegionConsoleModule.cs
index b3e3ac3795..e8387e3de2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/RegionConsoleModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/RegionConsoleModule.cs
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.Linden
 
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream request, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(request);
-            string message = reader.ReadToEnd();
+            string message;
+            using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(request))
+                message = reader.ReadToEnd();
 
             OSD osd = OSDParser.DeserializeLLSDXml(message);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsRequestHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsRequestHandler.cs
index 81aa8829a4..091b1975e4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsRequestHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsRequestHandler.cs
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Friends
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(
             string path, Stream requestData, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateRequestHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateRequestHandler.cs
index 7ab92d1a47..5eda8ab02b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateRequestHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateRequestHandler.cs
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Estate
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
             body = body.Trim();
 
             // m_log.DebugFormat("[XESTATE HANDLER]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Concierge/ConciergeModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Concierge/ConciergeModule.cs
index c0de3d95db..a5dc0ad0d0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Concierge/ConciergeModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Concierge/ConciergeModule.cs
@@ -460,9 +460,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Concierge
 
                         if (resp.ContentLength > 0)
                         {
-                            StreamReader content = new StreamReader(resp.GetResponseStream());
-                            m_log.ErrorFormat("[Concierge] response from {0} content:     {1}", bs.Uri, content.ReadToEnd());
-                            content.Close();
+                            using(StreamReader content = new StreamReader(resp.GetResponseStream()))
+                                m_log.ErrorFormat("[Concierge] response from {0} content:     {1}", bs.Uri, content.ReadToEnd());
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
index d3ea7e23da..4f03cf4a28 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/AuthenticationServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Authentication
                 switch (p[0])
                 {
                 case "plain":
-                    StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request);
-                    string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-                    sr.Close();
-
+                    string body;
+                    using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request))
+                        body = sr.ReadToEnd();
                     return DoPlainMethods(body);
+
                 case "crypt":
                     byte[] buffer = new byte[request.Length];
                     long length = request.Length;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/OpenIdServerHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/OpenIdServerHandler.cs
index a6605a113b..254b82fadd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/OpenIdServerHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Authentication/OpenIdServerHandler.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ For more information, see <a href='http://openid.net/'>http://openid.net/</a>.
 
             try
             {
-                NameValueCollection postQuery = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(new StreamReader(httpRequest.InputStream).ReadToEnd());
+                string forPost;
+                using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(httpRequest.InputStream))
+                    forPost = sr.ReadToEnd();
+                NameValueCollection postQuery = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(forPost);
                 NameValueCollection getQuery = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(httpRequest.Url.Query);
                 NameValueCollection openIdQuery = (postQuery.GetValues("openid.mode") != null ? postQuery : getQuery);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
index 69c1a896f7..b8fdacfb60 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
index 24f63d9319..d16000d572 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/BakedTextures/XBakesPostHandler.cs
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.BakedTextures
                 return new byte[0];
             }
 
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request);
-
-            m_BakesService.Store(p[0], sr.ReadToEnd());
-            sr.Close();
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request))
+                m_BakesService.Store(p[0],sr.ReadToEnd());
 
             return new byte[0];
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Estate/EstateDataRobustConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Estate/EstateDataRobustConnector.cs
index e0c281044f..b7558ec2a9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Estate/EstateDataRobustConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Estate/EstateDataRobustConnector.cs
@@ -282,9 +282,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers
                 // /estates/estate/?eid=int&region=uuid
                 if ("estate".Equals(resource))
                 {
-                    StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request);
-                    string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-                    sr.Close();
+                    string body;
+                    using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(request))
+                        body = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
                     body = body.Trim();
 
                     Dictionary<string, object> requestData = ServerUtils.ParseQueryString(body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
index 3aab30b3c3..d6668abe13 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Friends/FriendsServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Friends
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
index f51c4ee48c..44d4654ceb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Grid/GridServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Grid
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
index 8806c2cbbd..1f691d66b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/GridUser/GridUserServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.GridUser
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServerPostHandler.cs
index 8116050afe..fc1a77d0e1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Hypergrid/HGFriendsServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Hypergrid
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
index 4400395c30..742d1a045b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Inventory/XInventoryInConnector.cs
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Inventory
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: query String: {0}", body);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
index 7611f538dd..bfd73a257b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapAddServerConnector.cs
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.MapImage
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP SERVICE IMAGE HANDLER]: Received {0}", path);
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             try
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapRemoveServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapRemoveServerConnector.cs
index ffd8ef6fb5..8a3875dc5d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapRemoveServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Map/MapRemoveServerConnector.cs
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.MapImage
         public override byte[] Handle(string path, Stream requestData, IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[MAP SERVICE IMAGE HANDLER]: Received {0}", path);
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             try
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
index a02255f01d..bc12ef9b94 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/UserAccounts/UserAccountServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.UserAccounts
         protected override byte[] ProcessRequest(string path, Stream requestData,
                 IOSHttpRequest httpRequest, IOSHttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
-            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData);
-            string body = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
+            string body;
+            using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(requestData))
+                body = sr.ReadToEnd();
             body = body.Trim();
 
             // We need to check the authorization header
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
index 939059da71..5f075ace29 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Neighbour/NeighbourServicesConnector.cs
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                     {
                         using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(s))
                         {
+                            sr.ReadToEnd(); // just try to read
                             //reply = sr.ReadToEnd().Trim();
-                            sr.ReadToEnd().Trim();
                             //m_log.InfoFormat("[REST COMMS]: DoHelloNeighbourCall reply was {0} ", reply);
                         }
                     }