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access_http: use only the provided user agent.
[vlc] / modules / access / http.c
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@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * http.c: HTTP input module
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2005 the VideoLAN team
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2008 the VideoLAN team
  * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Rémi Denis-Courmont <rem # videolan.org>
+ *          Antoine Cellerier <dionoea at videolan dot org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
-#include <vlc/vlc.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <vlc_common.h>
+#include <vlc_plugin.h>
 
 
 #include <vlc_access.h>
 
-#include <vlc_interface.h>
+#include <vlc_dialog.h>
 #include <vlc_meta.h>
 #include <vlc_network.h>
 #include <vlc_url.h>
 #include <vlc_tls.h>
 #include <vlc_strings.h>
+#include <vlc_charset.h>
 #include <vlc_input.h>
+#include <vlc_md5.h>
+#include <vlc_http.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
 #   include <zlib.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPROXY
+#    include <proxy.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#   include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -52,9 +71,13 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
 #define PROXY_TEXT N_("HTTP proxy")
 #define PROXY_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "HTTP proxy to be used It must be of the form " \
-    "http://[user[:pass]@]myproxy.mydomain:myport/ ; " \
+    "http://[user@]myproxy.mydomain:myport/ ; " \
     "if empty, the http_proxy environment variable will be tried." )
 
+#define PROXY_PASS_TEXT N_("HTTP proxy password")
+#define PROXY_PASS_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "If your HTTP proxy requires a password, set it here." )
+
 #define CACHING_TEXT N_("Caching value in ms")
 #define CACHING_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "Caching value for HTTP streams. This " \
@@ -76,52 +99,75 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
     "types of HTTP streams." )
 
 #define FORWARD_COOKIES_TEXT N_("Forward Cookies")
-#define FORWARD_COOKIES_LONGTEXT N_("Forward Cookies Across http redirections ")
+#define FORWARD_COOKIES_LONGTEXT N_("Forward Cookies across http redirections.")
+
+#define MAX_REDIRECT_TEXT N_("Max number of redirection")
+#define MAX_REDIRECT_LONGTEXT N_("Limit the number of redirection to follow.")
 
-vlc_module_begin();
-    set_description( _("HTTP input") );
-    set_capability( "access2", 0 );
-    set_shortname( _( "HTTP(S)" ) );
-    set_category( CAT_INPUT );
-    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS );
+#define USE_IE_PROXY_TEXT N_("Use Internet Explorer entered HTTP proxy server")
+#define USE_IE_PROXY_LONGTEXT N_("Use Internet Explorer entered HTTP proxy " \
+    "server for all URL. Don't take into account bypasses settings and auto " \
+    "configuration scripts.")
+
+vlc_module_begin ()
+    set_description( N_("HTTP input") )
+    set_capability( "access", 0 )
+    set_shortname( N_( "HTTP(S)" ) )
+    set_category( CAT_INPUT )
+    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS )
 
     add_string( "http-proxy", NULL, NULL, PROXY_TEXT, PROXY_LONGTEXT,
-                VLC_FALSE );
+                false )
+    add_password( "http-proxy-pwd", NULL, NULL,
+                  PROXY_PASS_TEXT, PROXY_PASS_LONGTEXT, false )
     add_integer( "http-caching", 4 * DEFAULT_PTS_DELAY / 1000, NULL,
-                 CACHING_TEXT, CACHING_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_string( "http-user-agent", COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE , NULL, AGENT_TEXT,
-                AGENT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_bool( "http-reconnect", 0, NULL, RECONNECT_TEXT,
-              RECONNECT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_bool( "http-continuous", 0, NULL, CONTINUOUS_TEXT,
-              CONTINUOUS_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_bool( "http-forward-cookies", 0, NULL, FORWARD_COOKIES_TEXT,
-              FORWARD_COOKIES_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_obsolete_string("http-user");
-    add_obsolete_string("http-pwd");
-    add_shortcut( "http" );
-    add_shortcut( "https" );
-    add_shortcut( "unsv" );
-    add_shortcut( "itpc" ); /* iTunes Podcast */
-    set_callbacks( Open, Close );
-vlc_module_end();
+                 CACHING_TEXT, CACHING_LONGTEXT, true )
+        change_safe()
+    add_string( "http-user-agent", PACKAGE_NAME"/"PACKAGE_VERSION, NULL,
+                AGENT_TEXT, AGENT_LONGTEXT, true )
+        change_safe()
+        change_need_restart()
+    add_bool( "http-reconnect", false, NULL, RECONNECT_TEXT,
+              RECONNECT_LONGTEXT, true )
+    add_bool( "http-continuous", false, NULL, CONTINUOUS_TEXT,
+              CONTINUOUS_LONGTEXT, true )
+        change_safe()
+    add_bool( "http-forward-cookies", true, NULL, FORWARD_COOKIES_TEXT,
+              FORWARD_COOKIES_LONGTEXT, true )
+    add_integer( "http-max-redirect", 5, NULL, MAX_REDIRECT_TEXT,
+                 MAX_REDIRECT_LONGTEXT, true )
+#ifdef WIN32
+    add_bool( "http-use-IE-proxy", false, NULL, USE_IE_PROXY_TEXT,
+              USE_IE_PROXY_LONGTEXT, true )
+#endif
+    add_obsolete_string("http-user")
+    add_obsolete_string("http-pwd")
+    /* 'itpc' = iTunes Podcast */
+    add_shortcut( "http", "https", "unsv", "itpc", "icyx" )
+    set_callbacks( Open, Close )
+vlc_module_end ()
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
  *****************************************************************************/
+
 struct access_sys_t
 {
     int fd;
+    bool b_error;
     tls_session_t *p_tls;
     v_socket_t    *p_vs;
 
     /* From uri */
     vlc_url_t url;
     char    *psz_user_agent;
+    http_auth_t auth;
 
     /* Proxy */
-    vlc_bool_t b_proxy;
+    bool b_proxy;
     vlc_url_t  proxy;
+    http_auth_t proxy_auth;
+    char       *psz_proxy_passbuf;
 
     /* */
     int        i_code;
@@ -131,11 +177,11 @@ struct access_sys_t
     char       *psz_mime;
     char       *psz_pragma;
     char       *psz_location;
-    vlc_bool_t b_mms;
-    vlc_bool_t b_icecast;
-    vlc_bool_t b_ssl;
+    bool b_mms;
+    bool b_icecast;
+    bool b_ssl;
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
-    vlc_bool_t b_compressed;
+    bool b_compressed;
     struct
     {
         z_stream   stream;
@@ -143,36 +189,41 @@ struct access_sys_t
     } inflate;
 #endif
 
-    vlc_bool_t b_chunked;
+    bool b_chunked;
     int64_t    i_chunk;
 
     int        i_icy_meta;
+    uint64_t   i_icy_offset;
     char       *psz_icy_name;
     char       *psz_icy_genre;
     char       *psz_icy_title;
 
-    int i_remaining;
+    uint64_t i_remaining;
 
-    vlc_bool_t b_seekable;
-    vlc_bool_t b_reconnect;
-    vlc_bool_t b_continuous;
-    vlc_bool_t b_pace_control;
+    bool b_seekable;
+    bool b_reconnect;
+    bool b_continuous;
+    bool b_pace_control;
+    bool b_persist;
+    bool b_has_size;
 
     vlc_array_t * cookies;
 };
 
 /* */
-static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies );
+static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_access,
+                            int i_nb_redirect, int i_max_redirect,
+                            vlc_array_t *cookies );
 
 /* */
 static ssize_t Read( access_t *, uint8_t *, size_t );
 static ssize_t ReadCompressed( access_t *, uint8_t *, size_t );
-static int Seek( access_t *, int64_t );
+static int Seek( access_t *, uint64_t );
 static int Control( access_t *, int, va_list );
 
 /* */
-static int Connect( access_t *, int64_t );
-static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell );
+static int Connect( access_t *, uint64_t );
+static int Request( access_t *p_access, uint64_t i_tell );
 static void Disconnect( access_t * );
 
 /* Small Cookie utilities. Cookies support is partial. */
@@ -181,22 +232,43 @@ static char * cookie_get_domain( const char * cookie );
 static char * cookie_get_name( const char * cookie );
 static void cookie_append( vlc_array_t * cookies, char * cookie );
 
+
+static void AuthReply( access_t *p_acces, const char *psz_prefix,
+                       vlc_url_t *p_url, http_auth_t *p_auth );
+static int AuthCheckReply( access_t *p_access, const char *psz_header,
+                           vlc_url_t *p_url, http_auth_t *p_auth );
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Open:
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
-    return OpenWithCookies( p_this, NULL );
+    access_t *p_access = (access_t*)p_this;
+    return OpenWithCookies( p_this, p_access->psz_access, 0,
+                var_InheritInteger( p_access, "http-max-redirect" ), NULL );
 }
 
-static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
+/**
+ * Open the given url using the given cookies
+ * @param p_this: the vlc object
+ * @psz_access: the acces to use (http, https, ...) (this value must be used
+ *              instead of p_access->psz_access)
+ * @i_nb_redirect: the number of redirection already done
+ * @i_max_redirect: limit to the number of redirection to follow
+ * @cookies: the available cookies
+ * @return vlc error codes
+ */
+static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_access,
+                            int i_nb_redirect, int i_max_redirect,
+                            vlc_array_t *cookies )
 {
     access_t     *p_access = (access_t*)p_this;
     access_sys_t *p_sys;
     char         *psz, *p;
+
     /* Only forward an store cookies if the corresponding option is activated */
-    vlc_bool_t   b_forward_cookies = var_CreateGetBool( p_access, "http-forward-cookies" );
-    vlc_array_t * saved_cookies = b_forward_cookies ? (cookies ?: vlc_array_new()) : NULL;
+    bool   b_forward_cookies = var_InheritBool( p_access, "http-forward-cookies" );
+    vlc_array_t * saved_cookies = b_forward_cookies ? (cookies ? cookies : vlc_array_new()) : NULL;
 
     /* Set up p_access */
     STANDARD_READ_ACCESS_INIT;
@@ -204,19 +276,20 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
     p_access->pf_read = ReadCompressed;
 #endif
     p_sys->fd = -1;
-    p_sys->b_proxy = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_proxy = false;
+    p_sys->psz_proxy_passbuf = NULL;
     p_sys->i_version = 1;
-    p_sys->b_seekable = VLC_TRUE;
+    p_sys->b_seekable = true;
     p_sys->psz_mime = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_pragma = NULL;
-    p_sys->b_mms = VLC_FALSE;
-    p_sys->b_icecast = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_mms = false;
+    p_sys->b_icecast = false;
     p_sys->psz_location = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_user_agent = NULL;
-    p_sys->b_pace_control = VLC_TRUE;
-    p_sys->b_ssl = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_pace_control = true;
+    p_sys->b_ssl = false;
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
-    p_sys->b_compressed = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_compressed = false;
     /* 15 is the max windowBits, +32 to enable optional gzip decoding */
     if( inflateInit2( &p_sys->inflate.stream, 32+15 ) != Z_OK )
         msg_Warn( p_access, "Error during zlib initialisation: %s",
@@ -228,15 +301,24 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
     p_sys->p_tls = NULL;
     p_sys->p_vs = NULL;
     p_sys->i_icy_meta = 0;
+    p_sys->i_icy_offset = 0;
     p_sys->psz_icy_name = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_icy_genre = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_icy_title = NULL;
     p_sys->i_remaining = 0;
+    p_sys->b_persist = false;
+    p_sys->b_has_size = false;
+    p_access->info.i_size = 0;
+    p_access->info.i_pos  = 0;
+    p_access->info.b_eof  = false;
 
     p_sys->cookies = saved_cookies;
 
+    http_auth_Init( &p_sys->auth );
+    http_auth_Init( &p_sys->proxy_auth );
+
     /* Parse URI - remove spaces */
-    p = psz = strdup( p_access->psz_path );
+    p = psz = strdup( p_access->psz_location );
     while( (p = strchr( p, ' ' )) != NULL )
         *p = '+';
     vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->url, psz, 0 );
@@ -247,10 +329,10 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
         msg_Warn( p_access, "invalid host" );
         goto error;
     }
-    if( !strncmp( p_access->psz_access, "https", 5 ) )
+    if( !strncmp( psz_access, "https", 5 ) )
     {
         /* HTTP over SSL */
-        p_sys->b_ssl = VLC_TRUE;
+        p_sys->b_ssl = true;
         if( p_sys->url.i_port <= 0 )
             p_sys->url.i_port = 443;
     }
@@ -260,28 +342,136 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
             p_sys->url.i_port = 80;
     }
 
-    /* Do user agent */
-    p_sys->psz_user_agent = var_CreateGetString( p_access, "http-user-agent" );
+    /* Determine the HTTP user agent */
+    /* See RFC2616 §2.2 token definition and §3.8 user-agent header */
+    p_sys->psz_user_agent = var_InheritString( p_access, "http-user-agent" );
+    for( char *p = p_sys->psz_user_agent; *p; p++ )
+    {
+        uint8_t c = *p;
+        if( c < 32 || strchr( "()<>@,;:\\\"[]?={}", c ) )
+            *p = '_'; /* remove potentially harmful characters */
+    }
 
     /* Check proxy */
-    psz = var_CreateGetString( p_access, "http-proxy" );
-    if( *psz )
+    psz = var_InheritString( p_access, "http-proxy" );
+    if( psz )
     {
-        p_sys->b_proxy = VLC_TRUE;
+        p_sys->b_proxy = true;
         vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->proxy, psz, 0 );
+        free( psz );
+    }
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPROXY
+    else
+    {
+        pxProxyFactory *pf = px_proxy_factory_new();
+        if (pf)
+        {
+            char *buf;
+            int i;
+            i=asprintf(&buf, "%s://%s", psz_access, p_access->psz_location);
+            if (i >= 0)
+            {
+                msg_Dbg(p_access, "asking libproxy about url '%s'", buf);
+                char **proxies = px_proxy_factory_get_proxies(pf, buf);
+                if (proxies[0])
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg(p_access, "libproxy suggest to use '%s'", proxies[0]);
+                    if(strcmp(proxies[0],"direct://") != 0)
+                    {
+                        p_sys->b_proxy = true;
+                        vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->proxy, proxies[0], 0);
+                    }
+                }
+                for(i=0;proxies[i];i++) free(proxies[i]);
+                free(proxies);
+                free(buf);
+            }
+            px_proxy_factory_free(pf);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            msg_Err(p_access, "Allocating memory for libproxy failed");
+        }
+    }
+#elif defined( WIN32 )
+    else
+    {
+        if( var_InheritBool( p_access, "http-use-IE-proxy" ) )
+        {
+            /* Try to get the proxy server address from Windows internet settings using registry. */
+            HKEY h_key;
+            /* Open the key */
+            if( RegOpenKeyEx( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Microsoft" \
+                              "\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
+                              0, KEY_READ, &h_key ) == ERROR_SUCCESS )
+            {
+                DWORD i_dataReadSize = 4; /* sizeof( DWORD ); */
+                DWORD proxyEnable = 0;
+                /* Get the proxy enable value */
+                if( RegQueryValueEx( h_key, "ProxyEnable", NULL, NULL,
+                                     (char *)&proxyEnable, &i_dataReadSize )
+                                     == ERROR_SUCCESS )
+                {
+                    if( proxyEnable )
+                    {
+                        /* Proxy is enable */
+                        char psz_key[256];
+                        i_dataReadSize = 256;
+                        if( RegQueryValueEx( h_key, "ProxyServer",
+                                             NULL, NULL, psz_key,
+                                             &i_dataReadSize )
+                                             == ERROR_SUCCESS )
+                        {
+                            /* Get the proxy URL :
+                            Proxy server value in the registry can be something like "address:port"
+                            or "ftp=address1:port1;http=address2:port2 ..." depending of the
+                            confirguration. */
+                            char *psz_proxy;
+                            psz_proxy = strstr( psz_key, "http=" );
+                            if( psz_proxy != NULL )
+                            {
+                                psz_proxy += strlen( "http=" );
+                                char *psz_endUrl = strchr( psz_proxy, ';' );
+                                if( psz_endUrl != NULL )
+                                    *psz_endUrl = '\0';
+                            }
+                            else
+                                psz_proxy = psz_key;
+                            /* Set proxy enable for this connection. */
+                            p_sys->b_proxy = true;
+                            vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->proxy, psz_proxy, 0 );
+                        }
+                        msg_Warn( p_access, "Couldn't read in registry " \
+                                  "the proxy server address." );
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                    msg_Warn( p_access, "Couldn't read in registry if the " \
+                              "proxy is enable or not." );
+            }
+            else
+                msg_Warn( p_access, "Couldn't open internet settings key " \
+                          "in registry." );
+        }
     }
-#ifdef HAVE_GETENV
+#elif defined( HAVE_GETENV )
     else
     {
-        char *psz_proxy = getenv( "http_proxy" );
-        if( psz_proxy && *psz_proxy )
+        psz = getenv( "http_proxy" );
+        if( psz )
         {
-            p_sys->b_proxy = VLC_TRUE;
-            vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->proxy, psz_proxy, 0 );
+            p_sys->b_proxy = true;
+            vlc_UrlParse( &p_sys->proxy, psz, 0 );
         }
     }
 #endif
-    free( psz );
+
+    if( psz ) /* No, this is NOT a use-after-free error */
+    {
+        psz = var_InheritString( p_access, "http-proxy-pwd" );
+        if( psz )
+            p_sys->proxy.psz_password = p_sys->psz_proxy_passbuf = psz;
+    }
 
     if( p_sys->b_proxy )
     {
@@ -296,8 +486,9 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
         }
     }
 
-    msg_Dbg( p_access, "http: server='%s' port=%d file='%s",
-             p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port, p_sys->url.psz_path );
+    msg_Dbg( p_access, "http: server='%s' port=%d file='%s'",
+             p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port,
+             p_sys->url.psz_path != NULL ? p_sys->url.psz_path : "" );
     if( p_sys->b_proxy )
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_access, "      proxy %s:%d", p_sys->proxy.psz_host,
@@ -305,12 +496,11 @@ static int OpenWithCookies( vlc_object_t *p_this, vlc_array_t *cookies )
     }
     if( p_sys->url.psz_username && *p_sys->url.psz_username )
     {
-        msg_Dbg( p_access, "      user='%s', pwd='%s'",
-                 p_sys->url.psz_username, p_sys->url.psz_password );
+        msg_Dbg( p_access, "      user='%s'", p_sys->url.psz_username );
     }
 
-    p_sys->b_reconnect = var_CreateGetBool( p_access, "http-reconnect" );
-    p_sys->b_continuous = var_CreateGetBool( p_access, "http-continuous" );
+    p_sys->b_reconnect = var_InheritBool( p_access, "http-reconnect" );
+    p_sys->b_continuous = var_InheritBool( p_access, "http-continuous" );
 
 connect:
     /* Connect */
@@ -323,12 +513,12 @@ connect:
             /* Retry with http 1.0 */
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "switching to HTTP version 1.0" );
             p_sys->i_version = 0;
-            p_sys->b_seekable = VLC_FALSE;
+            p_sys->b_seekable = false;
 
-            if( p_access->b_die || Connect( p_access, 0 ) )
+            if( !vlc_object_alive (p_access) || Connect( p_access, 0 ) )
                 goto error;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
         case 0:
             break;
 
@@ -340,26 +530,32 @@ connect:
 
     if( p_sys->i_code == 401 )
     {
-        char *psz_login = NULL; char *psz_password = NULL;
-        int i_ret;
-        msg_Dbg( p_access, "authentication failed" );
-        i_ret = intf_UserLoginPassword( p_access, _("HTTP authentication"),
-                        _("Please enter a valid login name and a password."),
-                                                &psz_login, &psz_password );
-        if( i_ret == DIALOG_OK_YES )
+        char *psz_login, *psz_password;
+        /* FIXME ? */
+        if( p_sys->url.psz_username && p_sys->url.psz_password &&
+            p_sys->auth.psz_nonce && p_sys->auth.i_nonce == 0 )
         {
-            msg_Dbg( p_access, "retrying with user=%s, pwd=%s",
-                        psz_login, psz_password );
-            if( psz_login ) p_sys->url.psz_username = strdup( psz_login );
-            if( psz_password ) p_sys->url.psz_password = strdup( psz_password );
-            if( psz_login ) free( psz_login );
-            if( psz_password ) free( psz_password );
+            Disconnect( p_access );
+            goto connect;
+        }
+        msg_Dbg( p_access, "authentication failed for realm %s",
+                 p_sys->auth.psz_realm );
+        dialog_Login( p_access, &psz_login, &psz_password,
+                      _("HTTP authentication"),
+             _("Please enter a valid login name and a password for realm %s."),
+                      p_sys->auth.psz_realm );
+        if( psz_login != NULL && psz_password != NULL )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "retrying with user=%s", psz_login );
+            p_sys->url.psz_username = psz_login;
+            p_sys->url.psz_password = psz_password;
+            Disconnect( p_access );
             goto connect;
         }
         else
         {
-            if( psz_login ) free( psz_login );
-            if( psz_password ) free( psz_password );
+            free( psz_login );
+            free( psz_password );
             goto error;
         }
     }
@@ -370,19 +566,34 @@ connect:
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_access, "redirection to %s", p_sys->psz_location );
 
+        /* Check the number of redirection already done */
+        if( i_nb_redirect >= i_max_redirect )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_access, "Too many redirection: break potential infinite"
+                     "loop" );
+            goto error;
+        }
+
+
         /* Do not accept redirection outside of HTTP works */
-        if( strncmp( p_sys->psz_location, "http", 4 )
-         || ( ( p_sys->psz_location[4] != ':' ) /* HTTP */
-           && strncmp( p_sys->psz_location + 4, "s:", 2 ) /* HTTP/SSL */ ) )
+        const char *psz_protocol;
+        if( !strncmp( p_sys->psz_location, "http:", 5 ) )
+            psz_protocol = "http";
+        else if( !strncmp( p_sys->psz_location, "https:", 6 ) )
+            psz_protocol = "https";
+        else
         {
             msg_Err( p_access, "insecure redirection ignored" );
             goto error;
         }
-        free( p_access->psz_path );
-        p_access->psz_path = strdup( p_sys->psz_location );
+        free( p_access->psz_location );
+        p_access->psz_location = strdup( p_sys->psz_location );
         /* Clean up current Open() run */
         vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->url );
+        http_auth_Reset( &p_sys->auth );
         vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->proxy );
+        free( p_sys->psz_proxy_passbuf );
+        http_auth_Reset( &p_sys->proxy_auth );
         free( p_sys->psz_mime );
         free( p_sys->psz_pragma );
         free( p_sys->psz_location );
@@ -390,10 +601,14 @@ connect:
 
         Disconnect( p_access );
         cookies = p_sys->cookies;
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+        inflateEnd( &p_sys->inflate.stream );
+#endif
         free( p_sys );
 
         /* Do new Open() run with new data */
-        return OpenWithCookies( p_this, cookies );
+        return OpenWithCookies( p_this, psz_protocol, i_nb_redirect + 1,
+                                i_max_redirect, cookies );
     }
 
     if( p_sys->b_mms )
@@ -408,12 +623,21 @@ connect:
         {
             if( !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "video/nsv" ) ||
                 !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "video/nsa" ) )
+            {
+                free( p_access->psz_demux );
                 p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "nsv" );
+            }
             else if( !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "audio/aac" ) ||
                      !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "audio/aacp" ) )
+            {
+                free( p_access->psz_demux );
                 p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "m4a" );
+            }
             else if( !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "audio/mpeg" ) )
+            {
+                free( p_access->psz_demux );
                 p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "mp3" );
+            }
 
             msg_Info( p_access, "Raw-audio server found, %s demuxer selected",
                       p_access->psz_demux );
@@ -421,31 +645,37 @@ connect:
 #if 0       /* Doesn't work really well because of the pre-buffering in
              * shoutcast servers (the buffer content will be sent as fast as
              * possible). */
-            p_sys->b_pace_control = VLC_FALSE;
+            p_sys->b_pace_control = false;
 #endif
         }
         else if( !p_sys->psz_mime )
         {
-             /* Shoutcast */
-             p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "mp3" );
+            free( p_access->psz_demux );
+            /* Shoutcast */
+            p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "mp3" );
         }
         /* else probably Ogg Vorbis */
     }
-    else if( !strcasecmp( p_access->psz_access, "unsv" ) &&
+    else if( !strcasecmp( psz_access, "unsv" ) &&
              p_sys->psz_mime &&
              !strcasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "misc/ultravox" ) )
     {
+        free( p_access->psz_demux );
         /* Grrrr! detect ultravox server and force NSV demuxer */
         p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "nsv" );
     }
-    else if( !strcmp( p_access->psz_access, "itpc" ) )
+    else if( !strcmp( psz_access, "itpc" ) )
     {
+        free( p_access->psz_demux );
         p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "podcast" );
     }
     else if( p_sys->psz_mime &&
              !strncasecmp( p_sys->psz_mime, "application/xspf+xml", 20 ) &&
              ( memchr( " ;\t", p_sys->psz_mime[20], 4 ) != NULL ) )
+    {
+        free( p_access->psz_demux );
         p_access->psz_demux = strdup( "xspf-open" );
+    }
 
     if( p_sys->b_reconnect ) msg_Dbg( p_access, "auto re-connect enabled" );
 
@@ -457,12 +687,25 @@ connect:
 error:
     vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->url );
     vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->proxy );
+    free( p_sys->psz_proxy_passbuf );
     free( p_sys->psz_mime );
     free( p_sys->psz_pragma );
     free( p_sys->psz_location );
     free( p_sys->psz_user_agent );
 
     Disconnect( p_access );
+
+    if( p_sys->cookies )
+    {
+        int i;
+        for( i = 0; i < vlc_array_count( p_sys->cookies ); i++ )
+            free(vlc_array_item_at_index( p_sys->cookies, i ));
+        vlc_array_destroy( p_sys->cookies );
+    }
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+    inflateEnd( &p_sys->inflate.stream );
+#endif
     free( p_sys );
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
@@ -476,7 +719,9 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
 
     vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->url );
+    http_auth_Reset( &p_sys->auth );
     vlc_UrlClean( &p_sys->proxy );
+    http_auth_Reset( &p_sys->proxy_auth );
 
     free( p_sys->psz_mime );
     free( p_sys->psz_pragma );
@@ -516,33 +761,35 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     int i_read;
 
-    if( p_sys->fd < 0 )
+    if( p_sys->fd == -1 )
     {
-        p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if( p_access->info.i_size > 0 &&
-        i_len + p_access->info.i_pos > p_access->info.i_size )
+    if( p_sys->b_has_size )
     {
-        if( ( i_len = p_access->info.i_size - p_access->info.i_pos ) == 0 )
-        {
-            p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
-            return 0;
-        }
+        /* Remaining bytes in the file */
+        uint64_t remainder = p_access->info.i_size - p_access->info.i_pos;
+        if( remainder < i_len )
+            i_len = remainder;
+
+        /* Remaining bytes in the response */
+        if( p_sys->i_remaining < i_len )
+            i_len = p_sys->i_remaining;
     }
 
     if( p_sys->b_chunked )
     {
         if( p_sys->i_chunk < 0 )
         {
-            p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+            p_access->info.b_eof = true;
             return 0;
         }
 
         if( p_sys->i_chunk <= 0 )
         {
-            char *psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs );
+            char *psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs );
             /* read the chunk header */
             if( psz == NULL )
             {
@@ -556,40 +803,31 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
             if( p_sys->i_chunk <= 0 )   /* eof */
             {
                 p_sys->i_chunk = -1;
-                p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+                p_access->info.b_eof = true;
                 return 0;
             }
         }
 
         if( i_len > p_sys->i_chunk )
-        {
             i_len = p_sys->i_chunk;
-        }
     }
 
-    if( p_sys->b_continuous && (ssize_t)i_len > p_sys->i_remaining )
+    if( i_len == 0 )
     {
-        /* Only ask for the remaining length */
-        int i_new_len = p_sys->i_remaining;
-        if( i_new_len == 0 )
-        {
-            Request( p_access, 0 );
-            i_read = Read( p_access, p_buffer, i_len );
-            return i_read;
-        }
-        i_len = i_new_len;
+        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    if( p_sys->i_icy_meta > 0 && p_access->info.i_pos > 0 )
+    if( p_sys->i_icy_meta > 0 && p_access->info.i_pos-p_sys->i_icy_offset > 0 )
     {
         int64_t i_next = p_sys->i_icy_meta -
-                                    p_access->info.i_pos % p_sys->i_icy_meta;
+                                    (p_access->info.i_pos - p_sys->i_icy_offset ) % p_sys->i_icy_meta;
 
         if( i_next == p_sys->i_icy_meta )
         {
             if( ReadICYMeta( p_access ) )
             {
-                p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+                p_access->info.b_eof = true;
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -597,24 +835,22 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
             i_len = i_next;
     }
 
-    i_read = net_Read( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs, p_buffer, i_len, VLC_FALSE );
+    i_read = net_Read( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs, p_buffer, i_len, false );
 
     if( i_read > 0 )
     {
-        p_access->info.i_pos += i_read;
-
         if( p_sys->b_chunked )
         {
             p_sys->i_chunk -= i_read;
             if( p_sys->i_chunk <= 0 )
             {
                 /* read the empty line */
-                char *psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs );
-                if( psz ) free( psz );
+                char *psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs );
+                free( psz );
             }
         }
     }
-    else if( i_read == 0 )
+    else
     {
         /*
          * I very much doubt that this will work.
@@ -625,12 +861,12 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
         if( p_sys->b_continuous )
         {
             Request( p_access, 0 );
-            p_sys->b_continuous = VLC_FALSE;
+            p_sys->b_continuous = false;
             i_read = Read( p_access, p_buffer, i_len );
-            p_sys->b_continuous = VLC_TRUE;
+            p_sys->b_continuous = true;
         }
         Disconnect( p_access );
-        if( p_sys->b_reconnect )
+        if( p_sys->b_reconnect && vlc_object_alive( p_access ) )
         {
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "got disconnected, trying to reconnect" );
             if( Connect( p_access, p_access->info.i_pos ) )
@@ -639,17 +875,29 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
             }
             else
             {
-                p_sys->b_reconnect = VLC_FALSE;
+                p_sys->b_reconnect = false;
                 i_read = Read( p_access, p_buffer, i_len );
-                p_sys->b_reconnect = VLC_TRUE;
+                p_sys->b_reconnect = true;
+
+                return i_read;
             }
         }
 
-        if( i_read == 0 ) p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+        if( i_read <= 0 )
+        {
+            p_access->info.b_eof = true;
+            if( i_read < 0 )
+                p_sys->b_error = true;
+            return 0;
+        }
     }
 
-    if( p_sys->b_continuous )
+    assert( i_read >= 0 );
+    p_access->info.i_pos += i_read;
+    if( p_sys->b_has_size )
     {
+        assert( p_access->info.i_pos <= p_access->info.i_size );
+        assert( (unsigned)i_read <= p_sys->i_remaining );
         p_sys->i_remaining -= i_read;
     }
 
@@ -666,7 +914,7 @@ static int ReadICYMeta( access_t *p_access )
 
     /* Read meta data length */
     i_read = net_Read( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs, &buffer, 1,
-                       VLC_TRUE );
+                       true );
     if( i_read <= 0 )
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     if( buffer == 0 )
@@ -677,8 +925,11 @@ static int ReadICYMeta( access_t *p_access )
 
     psz_meta = malloc( i_read + 1 );
     if( net_Read( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs,
-                  (uint8_t *)psz_meta, i_read, VLC_TRUE ) != i_read )
+                  (uint8_t *)psz_meta, i_read, true ) != i_read )
+    {
+        free( psz_meta );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
 
     psz_meta[i_read] = '\0'; /* Just in case */
 
@@ -708,9 +959,11 @@ static int ReadICYMeta( access_t *p_access )
         if( !p_sys->psz_icy_title ||
             strcmp( p_sys->psz_icy_title, &p[1] ) )
         {
-            if( p_sys->psz_icy_title )
-                free( p_sys->psz_icy_title );
-            p_sys->psz_icy_title = strdup( &p[1] );
+            free( p_sys->psz_icy_title );
+            char *psz_tmp = strdup( &p[1] );
+            p_sys->psz_icy_title = EnsureUTF8( psz_tmp );
+            if( !p_sys->psz_icy_title )
+                free( psz_tmp );
             p_access->info.i_update |= INPUT_UPDATE_META;
 
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "New Title=%s", p_sys->psz_icy_title );
@@ -760,16 +1013,27 @@ static ssize_t ReadCompressed( access_t *p_access, uint8_t *p_buffer,
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Seek: close and re-open a connection at the right place
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Seek( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_pos )
+static int Seek( access_t *p_access, uint64_t i_pos )
 {
-    msg_Dbg( p_access, "trying to seek to "I64Fd, i_pos );
+    msg_Dbg( p_access, "trying to seek to %"PRId64, i_pos );
 
     Disconnect( p_access );
 
+    if( p_access->info.i_size
+     && i_pos >= p_access->info.i_size ) {
+        msg_Err( p_access, "seek to far" );
+        int retval = Seek( p_access, p_access->info.i_size - 1 );
+        if( retval == VLC_SUCCESS ) {
+            uint8_t p_buffer[2];
+            Read( p_access, p_buffer, 1);
+            p_access->info.b_eof  = false;
+        }
+        return retval;
+    }
     if( Connect( p_access, i_pos ) )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "seek failed" );
-        p_access->info.b_eof = VLC_TRUE;
+        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
@@ -781,42 +1045,36 @@ static int Seek( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_pos )
 static int Control( access_t *p_access, int i_query, va_list args )
 {
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
-    vlc_bool_t   *pb_bool;
-    int          *pi_int;
-    int64_t      *pi_64;
-    vlc_meta_t   *p_meta;
+    bool       *pb_bool;
+    int64_t    *pi_64;
+    vlc_meta_t *p_meta;
 
     switch( i_query )
     {
         /* */
         case ACCESS_CAN_SEEK:
-            pb_bool = (vlc_bool_t*)va_arg( args, vlc_bool_t* );
+            pb_bool = (bool*)va_arg( args, bool* );
             *pb_bool = p_sys->b_seekable;
             break;
         case ACCESS_CAN_FASTSEEK:
-            pb_bool = (vlc_bool_t*)va_arg( args, vlc_bool_t* );
-            *pb_bool = VLC_FALSE;
+            pb_bool = (bool*)va_arg( args, bool* );
+            *pb_bool = false;
             break;
         case ACCESS_CAN_PAUSE:
         case ACCESS_CAN_CONTROL_PACE:
-            pb_bool = (vlc_bool_t*)va_arg( args, vlc_bool_t* );
+            pb_bool = (bool*)va_arg( args, bool* );
 
 #if 0       /* Disable for now until we have a clock synchro algo
              * which works with something else than MPEG over UDP */
             *pb_bool = p_sys->b_pace_control;
 #endif
-            *pb_bool = VLC_TRUE;
+            *pb_bool = true;
             break;
 
         /* */
-        case ACCESS_GET_MTU:
-            pi_int = (int*)va_arg( args, int * );
-            *pi_int = 0;
-            break;
-
         case ACCESS_GET_PTS_DELAY:
             pi_64 = (int64_t*)va_arg( args, int64_t * );
-            *pi_64 = (int64_t)var_GetInteger( p_access, "http-caching" ) * 1000;
+            *pi_64 = var_GetInteger( p_access, "http-caching" ) * 1000;
             break;
 
         /* */
@@ -856,7 +1114,7 @@ static int Control( access_t *p_access, int i_query, va_list args )
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Connect:
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
+static int Connect( access_t *p_access, uint64_t i_tell )
 {
     access_sys_t   *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     vlc_url_t      srv = p_sys->b_proxy ? p_sys->proxy : p_sys->url;
@@ -874,29 +1132,33 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
     p_sys->psz_location = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_mime = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_pragma = NULL;
-    p_sys->b_mms = VLC_FALSE;
-    p_sys->b_chunked = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_mms = false;
+    p_sys->b_chunked = false;
     p_sys->i_chunk = 0;
     p_sys->i_icy_meta = 0;
+    p_sys->i_icy_offset = i_tell;
     p_sys->psz_icy_name = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_icy_genre = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_icy_title = NULL;
-
+    p_sys->i_remaining = 0;
+    p_sys->b_persist = false;
+    p_sys->b_has_size = false;
     p_access->info.i_size = 0;
     p_access->info.i_pos  = i_tell;
-    p_access->info.b_eof  = VLC_FALSE;
-
+    p_access->info.b_eof  = false;
 
     /* Open connection */
+    assert( p_sys->fd == -1 ); /* No open sockets (leaking fds is BAD) */
     p_sys->fd = net_ConnectTCP( p_access, srv.psz_host, srv.i_port );
     if( p_sys->fd == -1 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "cannot connect to %s:%d", srv.psz_host, srv.i_port );
         return -1;
     }
+    setsockopt (p_sys->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &(int){ 1 }, sizeof (int));
 
     /* Initialize TLS/SSL session */
-    if( p_sys->b_ssl == VLC_TRUE )
+    if( p_sys->b_ssl == true )
     {
         /* CONNECT to establish TLS tunnel through HTTP proxy */
         if( p_sys->b_proxy )
@@ -911,13 +1173,13 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, NULL,
+            net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, NULL,
                         "CONNECT %s:%d HTTP/1.%d\r\nHost: %s:%d\r\n\r\n",
                         p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port,
                         p_sys->i_version,
                         p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port);
 
-            psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, NULL );
+            psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, NULL );
             if( psz == NULL )
             {
                 msg_Err( p_access, "cannot establish HTTP/TLS tunnel" );
@@ -937,7 +1199,7 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
 
             do
             {
-                psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, NULL );
+                psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, NULL );
                 if( psz == NULL )
                 {
                     msg_Err( p_access, "HTTP proxy connection failed" );
@@ -949,13 +1211,19 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
                     i_status = 0;
 
                 free( psz );
+
+                if( !vlc_object_alive (p_access) || p_sys->b_error )
+                {
+                    Disconnect( p_access );
+                    return -1;
+                }
             }
             while( i_status );
         }
 
         /* TLS/SSL handshake */
         p_sys->p_tls = tls_ClientCreate( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd,
-                                         srv.psz_host );
+                                         p_sys->url.psz_host );
         if( p_sys->p_tls == NULL )
         {
             msg_Err( p_access, "cannot establish HTTP/TLS session" );
@@ -969,24 +1237,26 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
 }
 
 
-static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
+static int Request( access_t *p_access, uint64_t i_tell )
 {
     access_sys_t   *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     char           *psz ;
     v_socket_t     *pvs = p_sys->p_vs;
+    p_sys->b_persist = false;
 
+    p_sys->i_remaining = 0;
     if( p_sys->b_proxy )
     {
         if( p_sys->url.psz_path )
         {
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, NULL,
+            net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, NULL,
                         "GET http://%s:%d%s HTTP/1.%d\r\n",
                         p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port,
                         p_sys->url.psz_path, p_sys->i_version );
         }
         else
         {
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, NULL,
+            net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, NULL,
                         "GET http://%s:%d/ HTTP/1.%d\r\n",
                         p_sys->url.psz_host, p_sys->url.i_port,
                         p_sys->i_version );
@@ -999,28 +1269,31 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
         {
             psz_path = "/";
         }
-        if( p_sys->url.i_port != 80)
+        if( p_sys->url.i_port != (pvs ? 443 : 80) )
         {
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs,
+            net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs,
                         "GET %s HTTP/1.%d\r\nHost: %s:%d\r\n",
                         psz_path, p_sys->i_version, p_sys->url.psz_host,
                         p_sys->url.i_port );
         }
         else
         {
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs,
+            net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs,
                         "GET %s HTTP/1.%d\r\nHost: %s\r\n",
                         psz_path, p_sys->i_version, p_sys->url.psz_host );
         }
     }
     /* User Agent */
-    net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs, "User-Agent: %s\r\n",
+    net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs,
+                "User-Agent: %s\r\n",
                 p_sys->psz_user_agent );
     /* Offset */
-    if( p_sys->i_version == 1 )
+    if( p_sys->i_version == 1 && ! p_sys->b_continuous )
     {
-        net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs,
-                    "Range: bytes="I64Fd"-\r\n", i_tell );
+        p_sys->b_persist = true;
+        net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs,
+                    "Range: bytes=%"PRIu64"-\r\n", i_tell );
+        net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs, "Connection: close\r\n" );
     }
 
     /* Cookies */
@@ -1036,12 +1309,12 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             assert( psz_cookie_content );
 
             /* FIXME: This is clearly not conforming to the rfc */
-            vlc_bool_t is_in_right_domain = (!psz_cookie_domain || strstr( p_sys->url.psz_host, psz_cookie_domain ));
+            bool is_in_right_domain = (!psz_cookie_domain || strstr( p_sys->url.psz_host, psz_cookie_domain ));
 
             if( is_in_right_domain )
             {
                 msg_Dbg( p_access, "Sending Cookie %s", psz_cookie_content );
-                if( net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs, "Cookie: %s\r\n", psz_cookie_content ) < 0 )
+                if( net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs, "Cookie: %s\r\n", psz_cookie_content ) < 0 )
                     msg_Err( p_access, "failed to send Cookie" );
             }
             free( psz_cookie_content );
@@ -1051,58 +1324,17 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
 
     /* Authentication */
     if( p_sys->url.psz_username || p_sys->url.psz_password )
-    {
-        char buf[strlen( p_sys->url.psz_username ?: "" )
-                  + strlen( p_sys->url.psz_password ?: "" ) + 2];
-        char *b64;
-
-        snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), "%s:%s", p_sys->url.psz_username ?: "",
-                  p_sys->url.psz_password ?: "" );
-        b64 = vlc_b64_encode( buf );
-
-        if( b64 != NULL )
-        {
-             net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs,
-                         "Authorization: Basic %s\r\n", b64 );
-             free( b64 );
-        }
-    }
+        AuthReply( p_access, "", &p_sys->url, &p_sys->auth );
 
     /* Proxy Authentication */
     if( p_sys->proxy.psz_username || p_sys->proxy.psz_password )
-    {
-        char buf[strlen( p_sys->proxy.psz_username ?: "" )
-                  + strlen( p_sys->proxy.psz_password ?: "" )];
-        char *b64;
-
-        snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), "%s:%s", p_sys->proxy.psz_username ?: "",
-                  p_sys->proxy.psz_password ?: "" );
-        b64 = vlc_b64_encode( buf );
-
-        if( b64 != NULL)
-        {
-            net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs,
-                        "Proxy-Authorization: Basic %s\r\n", b64 );
-            free( b64 );
-        }
-    }
+        AuthReply( p_access, "Proxy-", &p_sys->proxy, &p_sys->proxy_auth );
 
     /* ICY meta data request */
-    net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs, "Icy-MetaData: 1\r\n" );
+    net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs, "Icy-MetaData: 1\r\n" );
 
 
-    if( p_sys->b_continuous )
-    {
-        net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT( p_access ), p_sys->fd, pvs,
-                    "Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n" );
-    }
-    else if( p_sys->i_version == 1 )
-    {
-        net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT( p_access ), p_sys->fd, pvs,
-                    "Connection: Close\r\n");
-    }
-
-    if( net_Printf( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs, "\r\n" ) < 0 )
+    if( net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs, "\r\n" ) < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "failed to send request" );
         Disconnect( p_access );
@@ -1110,7 +1342,7 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
     }
 
     /* Read Answer */
-    if( ( psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs ) ) == NULL )
+    if( ( psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs ) ) == NULL )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "failed to read answer" );
         goto error;
@@ -1124,7 +1356,7 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
     {
         p_sys->psz_protocol = "ICY";
         p_sys->i_code = atoi( &psz[4] );
-        p_sys->b_reconnect = VLC_TRUE;
+        p_sys->b_reconnect = true;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1136,11 +1368,11 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
              p_sys->psz_protocol, p_sys->i_code );
     if( !strcmp( p_sys->psz_protocol, "ICY" ) )
     {
-        p_sys->b_seekable = VLC_FALSE;
+        p_sys->b_seekable = false;
     }
     if( p_sys->i_code != 206 && p_sys->i_code != 401 )
     {
-        p_sys->b_seekable = VLC_FALSE;
+        p_sys->b_seekable = false;
     }
     /* Authentication error - We'll have to display the dialog */
     if( p_sys->i_code == 401 )
@@ -1158,7 +1390,7 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
 
     for( ;; )
     {
-        char *psz = net_Gets( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_sys->fd, pvs );
+        char *psz = net_Gets( p_access, p_sys->fd, pvs );
         char *p;
 
         if( psz == NULL )
@@ -1167,6 +1399,12 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             goto error;
         }
 
+        if( !vlc_object_alive (p_access) || p_sys->b_error )
+        {
+            free( psz );
+            goto error;
+        }
+
         /* msg_Dbg( p_input, "Line=%s", psz ); */
         if( *psz == '\0' )
         {
@@ -1174,7 +1412,6 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             break;
         }
 
-
         if( ( p = strchr( psz, ':' ) ) == NULL )
         {
             msg_Err( p_access, "malformed header line: %s", psz );
@@ -1186,16 +1423,37 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
 
         if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Content-Length" ) )
         {
-            if( p_sys->b_continuous )
-            {
-                p_access->info.i_size = -1;
-                msg_Dbg( p_access, "this frame size=%lld", atoll(p ) );
-                p_sys->i_remaining = atoll( p );
+            uint64_t i_size = i_tell + (p_sys->i_remaining = (uint64_t)atoll( p ));
+            if(i_size > p_access->info.i_size) {
+                p_sys->b_has_size = true;
+                p_access->info.i_size = i_size;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                p_access->info.i_size = i_tell + atoll( p );
-                msg_Dbg( p_access, "stream size="I64Fd, p_access->info.i_size );
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "this frame size=%"PRIu64, p_sys->i_remaining );
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Content-Range" ) ) {
+            uint64_t i_ntell = i_tell;
+            uint64_t i_nend = (p_access->info.i_size > 0)?(p_access->info.i_size - 1):i_tell;
+            uint64_t i_nsize = p_access->info.i_size;
+            sscanf(p,"bytes %"SCNu64"-%"SCNu64"/%"SCNu64,&i_ntell,&i_nend,&i_nsize);
+            if(i_nend > i_ntell ) {
+                p_access->info.i_pos = i_ntell;
+                p_sys->i_icy_offset  = i_ntell;
+                p_sys->i_remaining = i_nend+1-i_ntell;
+                int64_t i_size = (i_nsize > i_nend) ? i_nsize : (i_nend + 1);
+                if(i_size > p_access->info.i_size) {
+                    p_sys->b_has_size = true;
+                    p_access->info.i_size = i_size;
+                }
+                msg_Dbg( p_access, "stream size=%"PRIu64",pos=%"PRIu64",remaining=%"PRIu64,
+                         i_nsize, i_ntell, p_sys->i_remaining);
+            }
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Connection" ) ) {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "Connection: %s",p );
+            int i = -1;
+            sscanf(p, "close%n",&i);
+            if( i >= 0 ) {
+                p_sys->b_persist = false;
             }
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Location" ) )
@@ -1226,30 +1484,32 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
                 psz_new_loc = strdup( p );
             }
 
-            if( p_sys->psz_location ) free( p_sys->psz_location );
+            free( p_sys->psz_location );
             p_sys->psz_location = psz_new_loc;
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Content-Type" ) )
         {
-            if( p_sys->psz_mime ) free( p_sys->psz_mime );
+            free( p_sys->psz_mime );
             p_sys->psz_mime = strdup( p );
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Content-Type: %s", p_sys->psz_mime );
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Content-Encoding" ) )
         {
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Content-Encoding: %s", p );
-            if( strcasecmp( p, "identity" ) )
+            if( !strcasecmp( p, "identity" ) )
+                ;
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
-                p_sys->b_compressed = VLC_TRUE;
-#else
-                msg_Warn( p_access, "Compressed content not supported. Rebuild with zlib support." );
+            else if( !strcasecmp( p, "gzip" ) || !strcasecmp( p, "deflate" ) )
+                p_sys->b_compressed = true;
 #endif
+            else
+                msg_Warn( p_access, "Unknown content coding: %s", p );
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Pragma" ) )
         {
             if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Pragma: features" ) )
-                p_sys->b_mms = VLC_TRUE;
-            if( p_sys->psz_pragma ) free( p_sys->psz_pragma );
+                p_sys->b_mms = true;
+            free( p_sys->psz_pragma );
             p_sys->psz_pragma = strdup( p );
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Pragma: %s", p_sys->psz_pragma );
         }
@@ -1266,9 +1526,9 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
                 /* Let live 365 streams (nanocaster) piggyback on the icecast
                  * routine. They look very similar */
 
-                p_sys->b_reconnect = VLC_TRUE;
-                p_sys->b_pace_control = VLC_FALSE;
-                p_sys->b_icecast = VLC_TRUE;
+                p_sys->b_reconnect = true;
+                p_sys->b_pace_control = false;
+                p_sys->b_icecast = true;
             }
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Transfer-Encoding" ) )
@@ -1276,7 +1536,7 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Transfer-Encoding: %s", p );
             if( !strncasecmp( p, "chunked", 7 ) )
             {
-                p_sys->b_chunked = VLC_TRUE;
+                p_sys->b_chunked = true;
             }
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Icy-MetaInt" ) )
@@ -1285,23 +1545,31 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             p_sys->i_icy_meta = atoi( p );
             if( p_sys->i_icy_meta < 0 )
                 p_sys->i_icy_meta = 0;
+            if( p_sys->i_icy_meta > 0 )
+                p_sys->b_icecast = true;
 
             msg_Warn( p_access, "ICY metaint=%d", p_sys->i_icy_meta );
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Icy-Name" ) )
         {
-            if( p_sys->psz_icy_name ) free( p_sys->psz_icy_name );
-            p_sys->psz_icy_name = strdup( p );
+            free( p_sys->psz_icy_name );
+            char *psz_tmp = strdup( p );
+            p_sys->psz_icy_name = EnsureUTF8( psz_tmp );
+            if( !p_sys->psz_icy_name )
+                free( psz_tmp );
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Icy-Name: %s", p_sys->psz_icy_name );
 
-            p_sys->b_icecast = VLC_TRUE; /* be on the safeside. set it here as well. */
-            p_sys->b_reconnect = VLC_TRUE;
-            p_sys->b_pace_control = VLC_FALSE;
+            p_sys->b_icecast = true; /* be on the safeside. set it here as well. */
+            p_sys->b_reconnect = true;
+            p_sys->b_pace_control = false;
         }
         else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Icy-Genre" ) )
         {
-            if( p_sys->psz_icy_genre ) free( p_sys->psz_icy_genre );
-            p_sys->psz_icy_genre = strdup( p );
+            free( p_sys->psz_icy_genre );
+            char *psz_tmp = strdup( p );
+            p_sys->psz_icy_genre = EnsureUTF8( psz_tmp );
+            if( !p_sys->psz_icy_genre )
+                free( psz_tmp );
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Icy-Genre: %s", p_sys->psz_icy_genre );
         }
         else if( !strncasecmp( psz, "Icy-Notice", 10 ) )
@@ -1313,7 +1581,8 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
                  !strncasecmp( psz, "x-audiocast", 11 ) )
         {
             msg_Dbg( p_access, "Meta-Info: %s: %s", psz, p );
-        } else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Set-Cookie" ) )
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "Set-Cookie" ) )
         {
             if( p_sys->cookies )
             {
@@ -1323,9 +1592,39 @@ static int Request( access_t *p_access, int64_t i_tell )
             else
                 msg_Dbg( p_access, "We have a Cookie we won't remember: %s", p );
         }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "www-authenticate" ) )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "Authentication header: %s", p );
+            http_auth_ParseWwwAuthenticateHeader( VLC_OBJECT(p_access),
+                                                  &p_sys->auth, p );
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "proxy-authenticate" ) )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "Proxy authentication header: %s", p );
+            http_auth_ParseWwwAuthenticateHeader( VLC_OBJECT(p_access),
+                                                  &p_sys->proxy_auth, p );
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "authentication-info" ) )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "Authentication Info header: %s", p );
+            if( AuthCheckReply( p_access, p, &p_sys->url, &p_sys->auth ) )
+                goto error;
+        }
+        else if( !strcasecmp( psz, "proxy-authentication-info" ) )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_access, "Proxy Authentication Info header: %s", p );
+            if( AuthCheckReply( p_access, p, &p_sys->proxy, &p_sys->proxy_auth ) )
+                goto error;
+        }
 
         free( psz );
     }
+    /* We close the stream for zero length data, unless of course the
+     * server has already promised to do this for us.
+     */
+    if( p_sys->b_has_size && p_sys->i_remaining == 0 && p_sys->b_persist ) {
+        Disconnect( p_access );
+    }
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 
 error:
@@ -1436,7 +1735,7 @@ static void cookie_append( vlc_array_t * cookies, char * cookie )
 
         assert( current_cookie_name );
 
-        vlc_bool_t is_domain_matching = ( cookie_domain && current_cookie_domain &&
+        bool is_domain_matching = ( cookie_domain && current_cookie_domain &&
                                          !strcmp( cookie_domain, current_cookie_domain ) );
 
         if( is_domain_matching && !strcmp( cookie_name, current_cookie_name )  )
@@ -1458,3 +1757,37 @@ static void cookie_append( vlc_array_t * cookies, char * cookie )
     vlc_array_append( cookies, cookie );
 }
 
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * HTTP authentication
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+static void AuthReply( access_t *p_access, const char *psz_prefix,
+                       vlc_url_t *p_url, http_auth_t *p_auth )
+{
+    access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
+    char *psz_value;
+
+    psz_value =
+        http_auth_FormatAuthorizationHeader( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_auth,
+                                             "GET", p_url->psz_path,
+                                             p_url->psz_username,
+                                             p_url->psz_password );
+    if ( psz_value == NULL )
+        return;
+
+    net_Printf( p_access, p_sys->fd, p_sys->p_vs,
+                "%sAuthorization: %s\r\n", psz_prefix, psz_value );
+    free( psz_value );
+}
+
+static int AuthCheckReply( access_t *p_access, const char *psz_header,
+                           vlc_url_t *p_url, http_auth_t *p_auth )
+{
+    return
+        http_auth_ParseAuthenticationInfoHeader( VLC_OBJECT(p_access), p_auth,
+                                                 psz_header, "",
+                                                 p_url->psz_path,
+                                                 p_url->psz_username,
+                                                 p_url->psz_password );
+}