@@ -289,37 +289,34 @@
 
 (define (extras-case-11 *default-log-port* runremote cmd params attemptnum rid)
   ;; (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
   (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  9")
   ;; (mutex-lock! *rmt-mutex*)
-  (let* ((conninfo (remote-conndat runremote))
-	 (dat-in  (condition-case ;; handling here has
+  (let* ((dat-in  (condition-case ;; handling here has
 			     ;; caused a lot of
 			     ;; problems. However it
 			     ;; is needed to deal with
 			     ;; attemtped
 			     ;; communication to
 			     ;; servers that have gone
 			     ;; away
 			     (http-transport:client-api-send-receive 0 runremote cmd params)
-			     ;; (http-transport:client-api-send-receive 0 conninfo cmd params runremote)
 			     ((servermismatch)  (vector #f "Server id mismatch" ))
 			     ((commfail)(vector #f "communications fail"))
 			     ((exn)(vector #f "other fail" (print-call-chain)))))
 	 (dat      (if (and (vector? dat-in) ;; ... check it is a correct size
 			    (> (vector-length dat-in) 1))
 		       dat-in
 		       (vector #f (conc "communications fail (type 2), dat-in=" dat-in))))
 	 (success  (if (vector? dat) (vector-ref dat 0) #f))
 	 (res      (if (vector? dat) (vector-ref dat 1) #f)))
-    (if (and (vector? conninfo) (< 5 (vector-length conninfo)))
+    (if (remote? runremote)
 	(remote-last-access-set! runremote (current-seconds)) ;; refresh access time
 	(begin
-	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Should not get here! conninfo=" conninfo)
-	  (set! conninfo #f)
+	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Should not get here! runremote="runremote)
 	  (http-transport:close-connections runremote)))
-    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  9. conninfo=" conninfo " dat=" dat " runremote = " runremote)
+    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  9. runremote="runremote " dat=" dat)
     (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
     (if success ;; success only tells us that the transport was
 	;; successful, have to examine the data to see if
 	;; there was a detected issue at the other end
 	(extras-transport-succeded *default-log-port* *rmt-mutex* attemptnum runremote res params rid cmd)