diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.cpp
index b567a7df80..d0c9578070 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
  *
  *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Riebeling
- *   $Id:$
+ *   $Id$
  *
  * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
  * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
@@ -27,12 +27,25 @@
 HttpGet::HttpGet(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-
+    qDebug() << "--> HttpGet::HttpGet()";
     outputFile = new QFile(this);
+    outputFile->setFileName("");
+    getRequest = -1;
     connect(&http, SIGNAL(done(bool)), this, SLOT(httpDone(bool)));
     connect(&http, SIGNAL(dataReadProgress(int, int)), this, SLOT(httpProgress(int, int)));
     connect(&http, SIGNAL(requestFinished(int, bool)), this, SLOT(httpFinished(int, bool)));
     connect(&http, SIGNAL(responseHeaderReceived(const QHttpResponseHeader&)), this, SLOT(httpResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader&)));
+    connect(&http, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(httpState(int)));
+    //connect(&http, SIGNAL(requestStarted(int)), this, SLOT(httpStarted(int)));
+
+    connect(&http, SIGNAL(readyRead(const QHttpResponseHeader&)), this, SLOT(httpResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader&)));
+
+}
+
+
+QByteArray HttpGet::readAll()
+{
+    return dataBuffer;
 }
 
 
@@ -41,6 +54,7 @@ QHttp::Error HttpGet::error()
     return http.error();
 }
 
+
 void HttpGet::httpProgress(int read, int total)
 {
     emit dataReadProgress(read, total);
@@ -64,7 +78,8 @@ void HttpGet::setFile(QFile *file)
 void HttpGet::abort()
 {
     http.abort();
-    outputFile->close();
+    if(!outputFile->fileName().isEmpty());
+        outputFile->close();
 }
 
 
@@ -84,45 +99,61 @@ bool HttpGet::getFile(const QUrl &url)
         qDebug() << "Error: URL has no path" << endl;
         return false;
     }
-
-    QString localFileName = outputFile->fileName();
-    if (localFileName.isEmpty())
-        outputFile->setFileName(QFileInfo(url.path()).fileName());
-
-    if (!outputFile->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite)) {
-        qDebug() << "Error: Cannot open " << qPrintable(outputFile->fileName())
-            << " for writing: " << qPrintable(outputFile->errorString())
-            << endl;
-        return false;
+    // if no output file was set write to buffer
+    if(!outputFile->fileName().isEmpty()) {
+        if (!outputFile->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite)) {
+            qDebug() << "Error: Cannot open " << qPrintable(outputFile->fileName())
+                << " for writing: " << qPrintable(outputFile->errorString())
+                << endl;
+            return false;
+        }
     }
-
+    qDebug() << "starting download to " << qPrintable(outputFile->fileName());
     http.setHost(url.host(), url.port(80));
-    http.get(url.path(), outputFile);
+    if(outputFile->fileName().isEmpty()) {
+        qDebug() << "downloading to buffer";
+        getRequest = http.get(QString(url.toEncoded()));
+    }
+    else {
+        qDebug() << "downloading to file";
+        getRequest = http.get(QString(url.toEncoded()), outputFile);
+    }
+    qDebug() << "request scheduled: GET" << getRequest;
+    
     http.close();
     return true;
 }
 
+
 void HttpGet::httpDone(bool error)
 {
+    qDebug() << "bytesAvailable =" << http.bytesAvailable();
     if (error) {
         qDebug() << "Error: " << qPrintable(http.errorString()) << endl;
     } else {
         qDebug() << "File downloaded as " << qPrintable(outputFile->fileName())
              << endl;
     }
-    outputFile->close();
+    if(!outputFile->fileName().isEmpty())
+        outputFile->close();
+    
     emit done(error);
 }
 
 
 void HttpGet::httpFinished(int id, bool error)
 {
-    qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpFinished";
-    qDebug() << "id:" << id << "error:" << error;
+    qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpFinished(int, bool) =" << id << error;
+    if(id == getRequest) dataBuffer = http.readAll();
     emit requestFinished(id, error);
 
 }
 
+void HttpGet::httpStarted(int id)
+{
+    qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpStarted(int) =" << id;
+}
+
 
 QString HttpGet::errorString()
 {
@@ -132,7 +163,8 @@ QString HttpGet::errorString()
 
 void HttpGet::httpResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader &resp)
 {
-    qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpResponseHeader()" << resp.statusCode();
+    // if there is a network error abort all scheduled requests for
+    // this download
     response = resp.statusCode();
     if(response != 200) http.abort();
 }
@@ -142,3 +174,14 @@ int HttpGet::httpResponse()
 {
     return response;
 }
+
+
+void HttpGet::httpState(int state)
+{
+    QString s[] = {"Unconnected", "HostLookup", "Connecting", "Sending",
+        "Reading", "Connected", "Closing"};
+    if(state <= 6)
+        qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpState() = " << s[state];
+    else qDebug() << "HttpGet::httpState() = " << state;
+}
+
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.h
index 1a86e1d4ce..b35133e5fc 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/httpget.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
  *
  *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Riebeling
- *   $Id:$
+ *   $Id$
  *
  * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
  * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class HttpGet : public QObject
         QString errorString(void);
         void setFile(QFile*);
         int httpResponse(void);
+        QByteArray readAll(void);
 
     public slots:
         void abort(void);
@@ -53,11 +54,15 @@ class HttpGet : public QObject
         void httpProgress(int, int);
         void httpFinished(int, bool);
         void httpResponseHeader(const QHttpResponseHeader&);
+        void httpState(int);
+        void httpStarted(int);
 
     private:
         QHttp http;
         QFile *outputFile;
         int response;
+        int getRequest;
+        QByteArray dataBuffer;
 };
 
 #endif