@@ -714,12 +714,11 @@
 						encoding: encoding];
 		[pool release];
 		return self;
 	}
 
-	req = [OFHTTPRequest request];
-	[req setURL: url];
+	req = [OFHTTPRequest requestWithURL: url];
 	res = [req perform];
 
 	if ([res statusCode] != 200)
 		@throw [OFHTTPRequestFailedException
 		    newWithClass: [req class]