Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r5773f84ed608838de3521ecde87c52f3c72d478c -r73468dfa4bf7c6242bc350c790374188b5b97646
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java	(.../WebUtil.java)	(revision 5773f84ed608838de3521ecde87c52f3c72d478c)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java	(.../WebUtil.java)	(revision 73468dfa4bf7c6242bc350c790374188b5b97646)
@@ -517,117 +517,6 @@
 	return is;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Uploads a file to the given url. Uses a multi-part http post to post the file as well as the user, course, and
-     * hash server-authentication strings.
-     *
-     * Some of the java multipart posting libraries clashed with existing jboss libraries So instead, the multipart post
-     * is put together manually
-     *
-     * @param f
-     * @param urlString
-     * @param timestamp
-     * @param extUsername
-     * @param extCourseId
-     * @param hash
-     * @return
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    public static InputStream performMultipartFilePost(File f, String fileParamName, String urlString,
-	    HashMap<String, String> params) throws MalformedURLException, IOException, Exception {
-	HttpURLConnection conn = null;
-	DataOutputStream dos = null;
-	String lineEnd = "\r\n";
-	String twoHyphens = "--";
-	String boundary = "*****";
-	int bytesRead, bytesAvailable, bufferSize;
-	byte[] buffer;
-	int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
-
-	// ------------------ CLIENT REQUEST
-	FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(f);
-
-	WebUtil.log.info("Performing multipart post to: " + urlString);
-
-	// open a URL connection to the Servlet
-	URL url = new URL(urlString);
-
-	// Open a HTTP connection to the URL
-	conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
-
-	if (!(conn instanceof HttpURLConnection)) {
-	    WebUtil.log.error("Fail to connect to external server though url:  " + urlString);
-	    throw new Exception("Fail to connect to external server though url:  " + urlString);
-	}
-
-	// Allow Inputs
-	conn.setDoInput(true);
-
-	// Allow Outputs
-	conn.setDoOutput(true);
-
-	// Don't use a cached copy.
-	conn.setUseCaches(false);
-
-	String httpRequest = "";
-	for (Entry<String, String> entry : params.entrySet()) {
-	    httpRequest += twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd;
-	    httpRequest += "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"" + entry.getKey() + "\";" + lineEnd;
-	    httpRequest += lineEnd;
-	    httpRequest += entry.getValue() + lineEnd;
-	}
-	httpRequest += twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd;
-	httpRequest += "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"" + fileParamName + "\";" + " filename=\"" + f.getName()
-		+ "\"" + lineEnd;
-	httpRequest += lineEnd;
-
-	// Use a post method.
-	conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
-	conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
-	conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Length", new Long(f.length() + httpRequest.getBytes().length + 64).toString());
-	WebUtil.log.debug(f.length());
-	WebUtil.log.debug(httpRequest.getBytes().length);
-	WebUtil.log.debug("" + f.length() + httpRequest.getBytes().length + 64);
-	WebUtil.log.debug(httpRequest);
-
-	conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary);
-
-	dos = new DataOutputStream(conn.getOutputStream());
-	dos.writeBytes(httpRequest);
-
-	// create a buffer of maximum size
-	bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
-	bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
-	buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
-
-	// read file and write it into form...
-	bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
-	while (bytesRead > 0) {
-	    dos.write(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
-	    bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
-	    bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
-	    bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
-	}
-
-	// send multipart form data necessary after file data...
-	dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
-	dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + twoHyphens + lineEnd);
-	// Write the file part into the post-------------------------------
-
-	// close streams
-	fileInputStream.close();
-	dos.flush();
-	dos.close();
-
-	InputStream ret = conn.getInputStream();
-	if (ret == null) {
-	    WebUtil.log.error("Fail to get response from extenal server, return InputStream null:  " + urlString);
-	    throw new Exception("Fail to fetch data from external server, return inputStream null:  " + urlString);
-	}
-
-	return conn.getInputStream();
-    }
-
     public static String extractParameterValue(String url, String param) {
 	if (!StringUtils.isBlank(url) && !StringUtils.isBlank(param)) {
 	    int quotationMarkIndex = url.indexOf("?");