private IDictionary<String, String> customHeaders = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
-        private HttpWebRequest connection = null;\r
 #if !SILVERLIGHT
         private IWebProxy proxy = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy;
-#endif\r
-\r
+#endif
+
         public THttpClient(Uri u)
                {
                        uri = u;
-            connection = CreateRequest();
                }
 
                public int ConnectTimeout
                        }
                }
 #endif
-                               private HttpWebRequest CreateRequest()
+               private HttpWebRequest CreateRequest()
                {
                        HttpWebRequest connection = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);