diff --git a/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java b/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
index 8ca1b52e..e8744aa3 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import java.util.*;
 public class RequestTrans implements Externalizable {
     static final long serialVersionUID = 5398880083482000580L;
 
+    public final static byte GET = 0;
+    public final static byte POST = 1;
+    
     // the uri path of the request
     public String path;
 
@@ -36,9 +39,9 @@ public class RequestTrans implements Externalizable {
 
     // the map of form and cookie data
     private Map values;
-
+    
     // the request method - 0 for GET, 1 for POST
-    private byte httpMethod = 0;
+    private byte httpMethod = GET;
 
     // timestamp of client-cached version, if present in request
     private long ifModifiedSince = -1;
@@ -53,12 +56,12 @@ public class RequestTrans implements Externalizable {
     public transient String action;
     private transient String httpUsername;
     private transient String httpPassword;
-
+    
     /**
      *  Create a new Request transmitter with an empty data map.
      */
     public RequestTrans() {
-        httpMethod = 0;
+        this(GET);
         values = new SystemMap();
     }
 
@@ -122,14 +125,14 @@ public class RequestTrans implements Externalizable {
      *  Return true if this object represents a HTTP GET Request.
      */
     public boolean isGet() {
-        return httpMethod == 0;
+        return httpMethod == GET;
     }
 
     /**
      *  Return true if this object represents a HTTP GET Request.
      */
     public boolean isPost() {
-        return httpMethod == 1;
+        return httpMethod == POST;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
index 5d13a8b1..3463bc90 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.*;
  * via RMI. Subclasses are either one servlet per app, or one servlet that handles multiple apps
  */
 public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
-    static final byte HTTP_GET = 0;
-    static final byte HTTP_POST = 1;
 
     // host on which Helma app is running
     String host = null;
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
      */
     public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                throws ServletException, IOException {
-        execute(request, response, HTTP_GET);
+        execute(request, response, RequestTrans.GET);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
      */
     public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                 throws ServletException, IOException {
-        execute(request, response, HTTP_POST);
+        execute(request, response, RequestTrans.POST);
     }
 
     protected void execute(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
 
             // check for MIME file uploads
             String contentType = request.getContentType();
-
+            
             if ((contentType != null) &&
                     (contentType.indexOf("multipart/form-data") == 0)) {
                 // File Upload
@@ -193,8 +191,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
                             reqtrans.session = nextPart;
                         } else {
                             reqtrans.set(nextKey, nextPart);
-                        }
+                        }               
                     } catch (Exception badCookie) {
+                        // ignore
                     }
             }