>Wouldn't we be better using HttpClient under the covers (or possibly in a >'pluggable' way to implement this). Or is it too big a library to include >in our footprint?
Right. In general, we have stayed away from introducing external library dependencies for this reason. Providing pluggable support is possible, but that seems like a lot of work to do for a relatively minor feature (not unimportant - just not as broadin scale as themes or charting providers, for example).
