diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/public/nsIHTTPConnection.h b/netwerk/protocol/http/public/nsIHTTPConnection.h
index 89b1d02f36e..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/public/nsIHTTPConnection.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/public/nsIHTTPConnection.h
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
- *
- * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
- * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
- * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
- * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
- *
- * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
- * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
- * NPL.
- *
- * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
- * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
- * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
- * Reserved.
- */
-
-#ifndef _nsIHTTPConnection_h_
-#define _nsIHTTPConnection_h_
-
-#include "nsIProtocolConnection.h"
-#include "nsHTTPEnums.h"
-class nsIHTTPEventSink;
-/* 
-    The nsIHTTPConnection class is the interface to an intance
-    of the HTTP that acts on a per URL basis. This used to be the
-    nsIHTTPInstance class when nsIProtocolConnection used to be 
-    correctly called nsIProtocolInstance. If this confuses you
-    don't blame me :-)
-
-    -Gagan Saksena 03/06/99
-*/
-
-class nsIHTTPConnection : public nsIProtocolConnection
-{
-
-public:
-    
-    /*
-        Request functions-
-        These functions set/get parameters on the outbound request and may only
-        be set before Load() function gets called. Calling them after 
-        the Load() method will result in a NS_ERROR_ALREADY_CONNECTED
-    */
-    NS_IMETHOD          GetRequestHeader(const char* i_Header, const char* *o_Value) const = 0;
-    NS_IMETHOD          SetRequestHeader(const char* i_Header, const char* i_Value) = 0;
-
-    NS_IMETHOD          SetRequestMethod(HTTPMethod i_Method=HM_GET) = 0;
-
-    /* 
-        Response funtions. A call to any of these implicitly calls Load() on this
-        protocol instance. 
-    */
-    NS_IMETHOD          GetResponseHeader(const char* i_Header, const char* *o_Value) = 0;
-    
-    NS_IMETHOD          GetResponseStatus(PRInt32* o_Status) = 0;
-    
-    NS_IMETHOD          GetResponseString(const char* *o_String) = 0;
-
-    NS_IMETHOD          EventSink(nsIHTTPEventSink* *o_EventSink) const = 0;
-
-    static const nsIID& GetIID() { 
-        // {843D1020-D0DF-11d2-B013-006097BFC036}
-        static const nsIID NS_IHTTPConnection_IID = 
-            { 0x843d1020, 0xd0df, 0x11d2, { 0xb0, 0x13, 0x0, 0x60, 0x97, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0x36 } };
-
-		return NS_IHTTPConnection_IID; 
-	};
-
-};
-
-//Possible errors
-//#define NS_ERROR_WHATEVER NS_ERROR_GENERATE_FAILURE(NS_ERROR_MODULE_NETWORK, 400);
-
-#endif /* _nsIHTTPConnection_h_ */
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.cpp
index 89617b25c16..2af9391a535 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ nsHTTPConnection::nsHTTPConnection(
     m_pHandler(dont_QueryInterface(i_Handler)),
     m_pEventSink(dont_QueryInterface(i_HTTPEventSink)),
     m_pResponse(nsnull),
-    m_pEventQ(dont_QueryInterface(i_EQ))
+    m_pEventQ(dont_QueryInterface(i_EQ)),
+    m_pResponseDataListener(nsnull)
     
 {
     //TODO think if we need to make a copy of the URL and keep it here
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ nsHTTPConnection::~nsHTTPConnection()
         delete m_pResponse;
         m_pResponse = 0;
     }
+
+    NS_IF_RELEASE(m_pResponseDataListener);
 }
 
 NS_IMPL_ADDREF(nsHTTPConnection);
@@ -92,12 +95,26 @@ nsHTTPConnection::Resume(void)
 NS_METHOD
 nsHTTPConnection::GetInputStream(nsIInputStream* *o_Stream)
 {
+#if 0
+    nsresult rv;
+
     if (!m_bConnected)
         Open();
+
+    nsIInputStream* inStr; // this guy gets passed out to the user
+    rv = NS_NewSyncStreamListener(&m_pResponseDataListener, &inStr);
+    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
+
+    *o_Stream = inStr;
+    return NS_OK;
+
+#else
+
     if (m_pResponse)
         return m_pResponse->GetInputStream(o_Stream);
     NS_ERROR("No response!");
     return NS_OK; // change to error ? or block till response is set up?
+#endif // if 0
 
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +229,7 @@ nsHTTPConnection::Open(void)
 #endif // jud
 
     rv = m_pHandler->GetTransport(host, unsignedPort, &temp);
-    if (temp)
+    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && temp)
     {
         m_pRequest->SetTransport(temp);
 
@@ -291,3 +308,13 @@ nsHTTPConnection::GetURL(nsIURL* *o_URL) const
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsHTTPConnection::GetResponseDataListener(nsIStreamListener* *aListener)
+{
+    if (m_pResponseDataListener) {
+        *aListener = m_pResponseDataListener;
+        NS_ADDREF(m_pResponseDataListener);
+    }
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.h b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.h
index d775757bb0d..d86d94e47a0 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPConnection.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public:
 
     NS_IMETHOD              SetResponse(nsHTTPResponse* i_pResp) { if (i_pResp) m_pResponse = i_pResp; return NS_OK;};
 
+    NS_IMETHOD              GetResponseDataListener(nsIStreamListener* *aListener);
+
+
 private:
     nsCOMPtr<nsIURL>            m_pURL;
     PRBool                      m_bConnected; 
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@ private:
     nsCOMPtr<nsIHTTPEventSink>  m_pEventSink;
     nsHTTPRequest*              m_pRequest;
     nsHTTPResponse*             m_pResponse;
+
+    nsIStreamListener*          m_pResponseDataListener;
 };
 
 #endif /* _nsHTTPConnection_h_ */
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPResponseListener.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPResponseListener.cpp
index f2dda6011d2..041d9b63186 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPResponseListener.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/src/nsHTTPResponseListener.cpp
@@ -55,16 +55,7 @@ nsHTTPResponseListener::OnDataAvailable(nsISupports* context,
                             PRUint32 i_SourceOffset,
                             PRUint32 i_Length)
 {
-    // we should probably construct the stream only when we get the data... 
-    // but for now...
-    nsIStreamListener* syncListener;
-    nsIInputStream* inStr;
-    
-    /* Jud... getting some unresolved stuff here... noticed that 
-        nsSyncStreamListener isn't being exported!?! */
-    //nsresult rv = NS_NewSyncStreamListener(&syncListener, &inStr);
-    //if (NS_FAILED(rv)) 
-    //    return rv;
+    nsIInputStream* inStr = nsnull;
 
     // Should I save this as a member variable? yes... todo
     nsIHTTPEventSink* pSink= nsnull;
@@ -179,8 +170,21 @@ nsHTTPResponseListener::OnDataAvailable(nsISupports* context,
 
     if (bHeadersDone)
     {
-        // TODO push extrabuffer up the stream too.. How? JUD?
+        nsresult rv;
+        nsIStreamListener* internalListener = nsnull;
 
+        // Get our end of the pipe between us and the user's GetInputStream()
+        rv = m_pConnection->GetResponseDataListener(&internalListener);
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+            // post the data to the stream listener
+            // XXX this is the wrong data and offsets I think.
+            rv = internalListener->OnDataAvailable(context, i_pStream, i_SourceOffset, i_Length);
+            NS_RELEASE(internalListener);
+            if (NS_FAILED(rv))
+                return rv;
+        }
+
+        // do whatever we want for the event sink
         return pSink->OnDataAvailable(context, inStr, i_SourceOffset, i_Length);
     }