Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-file-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-file-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.35.8.14 -r1.35.8.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-file-procs.tcl	23 Jul 2014 21:22:30 -0000	1.35.8.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/apm-file-procs.tcl	6 Aug 2014 10:52:38 -0000	1.35.8.15
@@ -496,7 +496,13 @@
     # Therefore, we check first for the NaviServer built in ns_http, then 
     # if the optional xotcl-core components are available...
     #
-    if {[info commands ::ns_http] ne "" && [apm_version_names_compare [ns_info patchlevel] "4.99.5"] == 1} {
+    
+    set httpImpls [util::http::available -url $url -spool]
+    if {$httpImpls ne ""} {
+        ns_log notice "we can use the http::util:: interface using the $httpImpls implementation"
+        set result [util::http::get -url $url -spool]
+        file rename $F $output_file_name
+    } elseif {[info commands ::ns_http] ne "" && [apm_version_names_compare [ns_info patchlevel] "4.99.5"] == 1} {
         # 
         # ... use ns_http when we have a version with the "-file" flag ...
         #