Revert "some changes to POST test"

This reverts commit 0cc5ce788237f7f0baf6cbe49c913a17308a262f.
Revert "Minor changes in POST support"

This reverts commit 819bcacf7fbe525c422650da8dcd0e5da1cc18b5.
Revert "minor change in POST test"

This reverts commit 807a3ceead004d2e0a0c99a0f9a13ad9f3e8be24.