Index: src/OFDataArray.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFDataArray.h
+++ src/OFDataArray.h
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 #import "OFObject.h"
 
 @class OFString;
+@class OFURL;
 
 /**
  * \brief A class for storing arbitrary data in an array.
  *
  * If you plan to store large hunks of data, you should consider using
@@ -51,10 +52,19 @@
  * \param path The path of the file
  * \return A new autoreleased OFDataArray
  */
 + dataArrayWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new OFDataArray with an item size of 1, containing the data of the
+ * specified URL.
+ *
+ * \param URL The URL to the contents for the OFDataArray
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFDataArray
+ */
++ dataArrayWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL;
+
 /**
  * Creates a new OFDataArray with an item size of 1, containing the data of the
  * Base64-encoded string.
  *
  * \param string The string with the Base64-encoded data
@@ -78,10 +88,19 @@
  * \param path The path of the file
  * \return An initialized OFDataArray
  */
 - initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;
 
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFDataArray with an item size of 1,
+ * containing the data of the specified URL.
+ *
+ * \param URL The URL to the contents for the OFDataArray
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFDataArray
+ */
+- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL;
+
 /**
  * Initializes an already allocated OFDataArray with an item size of 1,
  * containing the data of the Base64-encoded string.
  *
  * \param string The string with the Base64-encoded data

Index: src/OFDataArray.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFDataArray.m
+++ src/OFDataArray.m
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 
 #import "OFDataArray.h"
 #import "OFString.h"
 #import "OFFile.h"
+#import "OFURL.h"
+#import "OFHTTPRequest.h"
+#import "OFAutoreleasePool.h"
 
+#import "OFHTTPRequestFailedException.h"
 #import "OFInvalidArgumentException.h"
 #import "OFInvalidEncodingException.h"
 #import "OFNotImplementedException.h"
 #import "OFOutOfMemoryException.h"
 #import "OFOutOfRangeException.h"
@@ -47,10 +51,15 @@
 
 + dataArrayWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path] autorelease];
 }
+
++ dataArrayWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL] autorelease];
+}
 
 + dataArrayWithBase64EncodedString: (OFString*)string
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithBase64EncodedString: string] autorelease];
 }
@@ -114,10 +123,42 @@
 		@throw e;
 	}
 
 	return self;
 }
+
+- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
+{
+	OFAutoreleasePool *pool;
+	OFHTTPRequest *request;
+	OFHTTPRequestResult *result;
+	Class c;
+
+	c = isa;
+	[self release];
+
+	pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+
+	if ([[URL scheme] isEqual: @"file"]) {
+		self = [[c alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: [URL path]];
+		[pool release];
+		return self;
+	}
+
+	request = [OFHTTPRequest requestWithURL: URL];
+	result = [request perform];
+
+	if ([result statusCode] != 200)
+		@throw [OFHTTPRequestFailedException
+		    newWithClass: [request class]
+		     HTTPRequest: request
+		      statusCode: [result statusCode]];
+
+	self = [[result data] retain];
+	[pool release];
+	return self;
+}
 
 - initWithBase64EncodedString: (OFString*)string
 {
 	self = [super init];
 

Index: src/OFString.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFString.m
+++ src/OFString.m
@@ -707,11 +707,10 @@
 	OFHTTPRequestResult *result;
 	Class c;
 
 	c = isa;
 	[self release];
-	self = nil;
 
 	pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
 
 	if ([[URL scheme] isEqual: @"file"]) {
 		self = [[c alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: [URL path]