diff --git a/lib/downloader.cpp b/lib/downloader.cpp
index b682f3ff..b2ace65c 100644
--- a/lib/downloader.cpp
+++ b/lib/downloader.cpp
@@ -8,19 +8,24 @@ namespace HTTP{
   Downloader::Downloader(){
     progressCallback = 0;
     connectedPort = 0;
+    dataTimeout = 5;
+    retryCount = 5;
     ssl = false;
     proxied = false;
     char *p = getenv("http_proxy");
     if (p){
       proxyUrl = HTTP::URL(p);
       proxied = true;
-      INFO_MSG("Proxying through %s", proxyUrl.getUrl().c_str());
+      MEDIUM_MSG("Proxying through %s", proxyUrl.getUrl().c_str());
     }
   }
 
   /// Returns a reference to the internal HTTP::Parser body element
   std::string &Downloader::data(){return H.body;}
 
+  /// Returns a const reference to the internal HTTP::Parser body element
+  const std::string &Downloader::const_data() const{return H.body;}
+
   /// Returns the status text of the HTTP Request.
   std::string &Downloader::getStatusText(){return H.method;}
 
@@ -64,7 +69,6 @@ namespace HTTP{
   void Downloader::doRequest(const HTTP::URL &link, const std::string &method, const std::string &body){
     if (!canRequest(link)){return;}
     bool needSSL = (link.protocol == "https");
-    INFO_MSG("Retrieving %s", link.getUrl().c_str());
     H.Clean();
     // Reconnect if needed
     if (!proxied || needSSL){
@@ -138,11 +142,12 @@ namespace HTTP{
   /// Makes at most 5 attempts, and will wait no longer than 5 seconds without receiving data.
   bool Downloader::get(const HTTP::URL &link, uint8_t maxRecursiveDepth){
     if (!canRequest(link)){return false;}
-    unsigned int loop = 6; // max 5 attempts
+    unsigned int loop = retryCount+1; // max 5 attempts
     while (--loop){// loop while we are unsuccessful
+      MEDIUM_MSG("Retrieving %s (%lu/%lu)", link.getUrl().c_str(), retryCount-loop+1, retryCount);
       doRequest(link);
       uint64_t reqTime = Util::bootSecs();
-      while (getSocket() && Util::bootSecs() < reqTime + 5){
+      while (getSocket() && Util::bootSecs() < reqTime + dataTimeout){
         // No data? Wait for a second or so.
         if (!getSocket().spool()){
           if (progressCallback != 0){
@@ -170,12 +175,14 @@ namespace HTTP{
           }
           return true; // Success!
         }
-        // reset the 5 second timeout
+        // reset the data timeout
         reqTime = Util::bootSecs();
       }
       if (getSocket()){
-        FAIL_MSG("Timeout while retrieving %s", link.getUrl().c_str());
-        return false;
+        FAIL_MSG("Timeout while retrieving %s (%lu/%lu)", link.getUrl().c_str(), retryCount-loop+1, retryCount);
+        getSocket().close();
+      }else{
+        FAIL_MSG("Lost connection while retrieving %s (%lu/%lu)", link.getUrl().c_str(), retryCount-loop+1, retryCount);
       }
       Util::sleep(500); // wait a bit before retrying
     }
@@ -185,13 +192,14 @@ namespace HTTP{
   
   bool Downloader::post(const HTTP::URL &link, const std::string &payload, bool sync, uint8_t maxRecursiveDepth){
     if (!canRequest(link)){return false;}
-    unsigned int loop = 6; // max 5 attempts
+    unsigned int loop = retryCount; // max 5 attempts
     while (--loop){// loop while we are unsuccessful
+      MEDIUM_MSG("Posting to %s (%lu/%lu)", link.getUrl().c_str(), retryCount-loop+1, retryCount);
       doRequest(link, "POST", payload);
       //Not synced? Ignore the response and immediately return false.
       if (!sync){return false;}
       uint64_t reqTime = Util::bootSecs();
-      while (getSocket() && Util::bootSecs() < reqTime + 5){
+      while (getSocket() && Util::bootSecs() < reqTime + dataTimeout){
         // No data? Wait for a second or so.
         if (!getSocket().spool()){
           if (progressCallback != 0){
@@ -219,7 +227,7 @@ namespace HTTP{
           }
           return true; // Success!
         }
-        // reset the 5 second timeout
+        // reset the data timeout
         reqTime = Util::bootSecs();
       }
       if (getSocket()){
diff --git a/lib/downloader.h b/lib/downloader.h
index 85f7f835..d5895dc0 100644
--- a/lib/downloader.h
+++ b/lib/downloader.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace HTTP{
   public:
     Downloader();
     std::string &data();
+    const std::string &const_data() const;
     void doRequest(const HTTP::URL &link, const std::string &method="", const std::string &body="");
     bool get(const std::string &link);
     bool get(const HTTP::URL &link, uint8_t maxRecursiveDepth = 6);
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ namespace HTTP{
     bool canRequest(const HTTP::URL &link);
     Parser &getHTTP();
     Socket::Connection &getSocket();
+    uint32_t retryCount, dataTimeout;
 
   private:
     std::map<std::string, std::string> extraHeaders; ///< Holds extra headers to sent with request
diff --git a/lib/http_parser.cpp b/lib/http_parser.cpp
index 088a6a9a..bbad592d 100644
--- a/lib/http_parser.cpp
+++ b/lib/http_parser.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ uint32_t HTTP::URL::getDefaultPort() const{
   return 0;
 }
 
+/// Returns the file extension of the URL, or an empty string if none.
+std::string HTTP::URL::getExt() const{
+  if (path.rfind('.') == std::string::npos){
+    return "";
+  }
+  return path.substr(path.rfind('.')+1);
+}
+
 /// Returns the full URL in string format
 std::string HTTP::URL::getUrl() const{
   std::string ret;
diff --git a/lib/http_parser.h b/lib/http_parser.h
index 4b73ffbd..8880690b 100644
--- a/lib/http_parser.h
+++ b/lib/http_parser.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace HTTP{
     URL(const std::string &url = "");
     uint32_t getPort() const;
     uint32_t getDefaultPort() const;
+    std::string getExt() const;
     std::string getUrl() const;
     std::string getFilePath() const;
     std::string getBareUrl() const;
diff --git a/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp b/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
index 2d008435..1c3e22a8 100644
--- a/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input_dtsc.cpp
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ namespace Mist {
     std::string givenStream = config->getString("streamname");
     if (streamName == "") {
       streamName = givenStream;
-    }else{
-      if (givenStream.find("+") != std::string::npos){
-        streamName += givenStream.substr(givenStream.find("+"));
-      }
     }
     srcConn = Socket::Connection(host, port, true);
     if (!srcConn.connected()){