317         """Return stream linked by the given url:

   317         """Return stream linked by the given url:

   318         * HTTP urls will be normalized (see :meth:`normalize_url`)

   318         * HTTP urls will be normalized (see :meth:`normalize_url`)

   319         * handle file:// URL

   319         * handle file:// URL

   320         * other will be considered as plain content, useful for testing purpose

   320         * other will be considered as plain content, useful for testing purpose

   321         """

   321         """

   322         if url.startswith('http'):

   324         if url.startswith('http'):

   323             url = self.normalize_url(url)

   325             url = self.normalize_url(url)

   324             if data:

   326             if data:

   325                 self.source.info('POST %s %s', url, data)

   327                 self.source.info('POST %s %s', url, data)

   326             else:

   328             else: