diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 8ea7326319..fba1917ce9 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -1216,13 +1216,22 @@ pub fn (s string) all_before_last(dot string) string {
 }
 
 pub fn (s string) all_after(dot string) string {
+	pos := s.index(dot) or {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s.right(pos + dot.len)
+}
+
+pub fn (s string) all_after_last(dot string) string {
 	pos := s.last_index(dot) or {
 		return s
 	}
 	return s.right(pos + dot.len)
 }
 
-pub fn (s string) after(dot string) string { return s.all_after(dot) }
+pub fn (s string) after(dot string) string { 
+	return s.all_after_last(dot)
+}
 
 pub fn (s string) after_char(dot byte) string {
 	mut pos := 0
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v b/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
index ff4f120040..a7d699031d 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
@@ -20,72 +20,54 @@ import strings
 #flag darwin -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
-struct C.ssl_st
+struct C.ssl_st {}
 
 fn C.SSL_library_init()
 
-
 fn C.TLSv1_2_method() voidptr
 
-
 fn C.SSL_CTX_set_options()
 
-
 fn C.SSL_CTX_new() voidptr
 
-
 fn C.SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth()
 
-
 fn C.SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_new_ssl_connect() voidptr
 
-
 fn C.BIO_set_conn_hostname() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_get_ssl()
 
-
 fn C.SSL_set_cipher_list() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_do_connect() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_do_handshake() int
 
-
 fn C.SSL_get_peer_certificate() int
 
-
 fn C.SSL_get_verify_result() int
 
-
 fn C.SSL_set_tlsext_host_name() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_puts()
 
-
 fn C.BIO_read() int
 
-
 fn C.BIO_free_all()
 
-
 fn C.SSL_CTX_free()
 
-
 fn init() int {
 	C.SSL_library_init()
 	return 1
 }
 
 const (
-buf_size = 500  // 1536
+	buf_size             = 500 // 1536
+	debug_line_separator = '--------------------------------'
 )
 
 fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
@@ -117,41 +99,36 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	// /////
 	req_headers := req.build_request_headers(method, host_name, path)
 	C.BIO_puts(web, req_headers.str)
-	mut headers := strings.new_builder(100)
-	mut h := ''
+	mut headers := ''
 	mut headers_done := false
-	mut sb := strings.new_builder(100)
+	mut body_builder := strings.new_builder(100)
 	mut buff := [buf_size]byte
-	mut is_chunk_encoding := false
+	mut readcounter := 0
 	for {
+		readcounter++
 		len := C.BIO_read(web, buff, buf_size)
 		if len <= 0 {
 			break
 		}
 		mut chunk := (tos(buff, len))
-		if !headers_done && chunk.contains('\r\n\r\n') {
-			headers_done = true
-			headers.write(chunk.all_before('\r\n\r\n'))
-			h = headers.str()
-			//println(h)
-			sb.write(chunk.after('\r\n\r\n'))
-			// TODO for some reason this can be missing from headers
-			is_chunk_encoding = false //h.contains('chunked')
-			//println(sb.str())
-			continue
+		$if debug_http ? {
+			eprintln('ssl_do, read ${readcounter:4d} | headers_done: $headers_done')
+			eprintln(debug_line_separator)
+			eprintln(chunk)
+			eprintln(debug_line_separator)
 		}
-		// TODO clean this up
-		if is_chunk_encoding && len > 6 && ((buff[3] == 13 && buff[4] == 10) || (buff[2] ==13 && buff[3]==10)
-		|| (buff[4] == 13 && buff[5] == 10) ) {
-			chunk = chunk.after_char(10)
-		}
-		if chunk.len > 3 && chunk[chunk.len-2] == 13 && chunk[chunk.len-1] == 10 {
-			chunk = chunk[..chunk.len-2]
+		if !headers_done {
+			headers += chunk
+			if headers.contains('\r\n\r\n') {
+				headers_done = true
+				body_start := headers.all_after('\r\n\r\n')
+				body_builder.write(body_start)
+				headers = headers.all_before('\r\n\r\n')
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 		if headers_done {
-			sb.write(chunk)
-		} else {
-			headers.write(chunk)
+			body_builder.write(chunk)
 		}
 	}
 	if !isnil(web) {
@@ -160,8 +137,16 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	if !isnil(ctx) {
 		C.SSL_CTX_free(ctx)
 	}
-	body:= sb.str()
-	//println(body)
-	return parse_response(h +'\r\n\r\n'+ body)
+	body := body_builder.str()
+	$if debug_http ? {
+		eprintln('> http headers:')
+		eprintln(debug_line_separator)
+		eprintln(headers)
+		eprintln(debug_line_separator)
+		eprintln('> http body:')
+		eprintln(debug_line_separator)
+		eprintln(body)
+		eprintln(debug_line_separator)
+	}
+	return parse_response(headers + '\r\n\r\n' + body)
 }
-
diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 250320666e..62030a05ef 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ pub fn base_dir(path string) string {
 }
 
 pub fn file_name(path string) string {
-	return path.all_after(path_separator)
+	return path.all_after_last(path_separator)
 }
 
 // input returns a one-line string from stdin, after printing a prompt
diff --git a/vlib/stbi/stbi.v b/vlib/stbi/stbi.v
index c1fe0298b8..898cc58cc1 100644
--- a/vlib/stbi/stbi.v
+++ b/vlib/stbi/stbi.v
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn C.stbi_image_free()
 fn C.stbi_set_flip_vertically_on_load()
 
 pub fn load(path string) Image {
-	ext := path.all_after('.')
+	ext := path.all_after_last('.')
 	mut res := Image {
 		ok: true
 		ext: ext
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 003e4c561d..fcf8ed4447 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		}
 	}
 	if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && !known_var && (language != .v || p.known_import(p.tok.lit) ||
-		p.mod.all_after('.') == p.tok.lit) {
+		p.mod.all_after_last('.') == p.tok.lit) {
 		if language == .c {
 			mod = 'C'
 		} else if language == .js {
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index cbbebe9b23..f75dcba5f6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ fn (mut s Scanner) debug_tokens() {
 	s.pos = 0
 	s.is_started = false
 	s.is_debug = true
-	fname := s.file_path.all_after(os.path_separator)
+	fname := s.file_path.all_after_last(os.path_separator)
 	println('\n===DEBUG TOKENS $fname===')
 	for {
 		tok := s.scan()
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
index 3a8693e04e..e248415f4b 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn compile_template(path string) string {
 	}
 	lines := html.split_into_lines()
 	mut s := strings.new_builder(1000)
-	// base := path.all_after('/').replace('.html', '')
+	// base := path.all_after_last('/').replace('.html', '')
 	s.writeln("
 mut sb := strings.new_builder(${lines.len * 30})
 header := \' \' // TODO remove