# Try and use Gnome HTTP, it's faster
        eval { require HTTP::GHTTP; };

        if ($@) {
                # Otherwise use LWP
                require LWP::UserAgent;
                my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
                $ua->agent("iC-XML::RSS::Tools/$VERSION "
                           . $ua->agent . " ($^O)");
                [...] 
        } else {
                my $r = HTTP::GHTTP->new($uri);
                $r->process_request;
                my $xml = $r->get_body;
                [...]

                } else {
                [...]
                }
        }