diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/debug.py b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf42be631c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Helpers for debugging
+# by Humans for All
+
+
+import time
+
+gMe = { '--debug' : False }
+
+
+def setup(bEnable):
+    global gMe
+    gMe['--debug'] = bEnable
+
+
+def dump(meta: dict, data: dict):
+    if not gMe['--debug']:
+        return
+    timeTag = f"{time.time():0.12f}"
+    with open(f"/tmp/simpleproxy.{timeTag}.meta", '+w') as f:
+        for k in meta:
+            f.write(f"\n\n\n\n{k}:{meta[k]}\n\n\n\n")
+    with open(f"/tmp/simpleproxy.{timeTag}.data", '+w') as f:
+        for k in data:
+            f.write(f"\n\n\n\n{k}:{data[k]}\n\n\n\n")
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/filemagic.py b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/filemagic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfadb08095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/filemagic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Handle file related helpers, be it a local file or one on the internet
+# by Humans for All
+
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.parse
+import debug
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Response:
+    """
+    Used to return result wrt urlreq helper below.
+    """
+    callOk: bool
+    statusCode: int
+    statusMsg: str = ""
+    contentType: str = ""
+    contentData: bytes = b""
+
+
+
+def get_from_web(url: str, tag: str, inContentType: str, inHeaders: dict[str, str]):
+    """
+    Get the url specified from web.
+
+    If passed header doesnt contain certain useful http header entries,
+    some predefined defaults will be used in place.
+    """
+    try:
+        hUA = inHeaders.get('User-Agent', None)
+        if not hUA:
+            hUA = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/132.0'
+        hAL = inHeaders.get('Accept-Language', None)
+        if not hAL:
+            hAL = "en-US,en;q=0.9"
+        hA = inHeaders.get('Accept', None)
+        if not hA:
+            hA = "text/html,*/*"
+        headers = {
+            'User-Agent': hUA,
+            'Accept': hA,
+            'Accept-Language': hAL
+        }
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+        # Get requested url
+        print(f"DBUG:{tag}:Req:{req.full_url}:{req.headers}")
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as response:
+            contentData = response.read()
+            statusCode = response.status or 200
+            contentType = response.getheader('Content-Type') or inContentType
+            debug.dump({ 'url': req.full_url, 'headers': req.headers, 'ctype': contentType }, { 'cdata': contentData })
+        return Response(True, statusCode, "", contentType, contentData)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return Response(False, 502, f"WARN:{tag}:Failed:{exc}")
+
+
+def get_from_local(urlParts: urllib.parse.ParseResult, tag: str, inContentType: str):
+    """
+    Get the requested file from the local filesystem
+    """
+    try:
+        fPdf = open(urlParts.path, 'rb')
+        dPdf = fPdf.read()
+        return Response(True, 200, "", inContentType, dPdf)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return Response(False, 502, f"WARN:{tag}:Failed:{exc}")
+
+
+def get_file(url: str, tag: str, inContentType: str, inHeaders: dict[str, str]={}):
+    """
+    Based on the scheme specified in the passed url,
+    either get from local file system or from the web.
+    """
+    urlParts = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
+    if urlParts.scheme == "file":
+        return get_from_local(urlParts, tag, inContentType)
+    else:
+        return get_from_web(url, tag, inContentType, inHeaders)
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/pdfmagic.py b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/pdfmagic.py
index d89496e366..336a61250a 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/pdfmagic.py
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/pdfmagic.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import urllib.parse
 import urlvalidator as uv
+import filemagic as mFile
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ def process_pdf2text(url: str, startPN: int, endPN: int):
     gotVU = uv.validate_url(url, "HandlePdf2Text")
     if not gotVU.callOk:
         return { 'status': gotVU.statusCode, 'msg': gotVU.statusMsg }
-    urlParts = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
-    fPdf = open(urlParts.path, 'rb')
-    dPdf = fPdf.read()
+    gotFile = mFile.get_file(url, "ProcessPdf2Text", "application/pdf", {})
+    if not gotFile.callOk:
+        return { 'status': gotFile.statusCode, 'msg': gotFile.statusMsg, 'data': gotFile.contentData}
     tPdf = ""
-    oPdf = pypdf.PdfReader(io.BytesIO(dPdf))
+    oPdf = pypdf.PdfReader(io.BytesIO(gotFile.contentData))
     if (startPN <= 0):
         startPN = 1
     if (endPN <= 0) or (endPN > len(oPdf.pages)):
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/simpleproxy.py b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/simpleproxy.py
index eda88750d0..4a74c6a254 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/simpleproxy.py
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/local.tools/simpleproxy.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import urlvalidator as uv
 from typing import Callable
 import pdfmagic as mPdf
 import webmagic as mWeb
+import debug as mDebug
 
 
 gMe = {
@@ -245,9 +246,11 @@ def process_args(args: list[str]):
         if gMe.get(k) == None:
             print(f"ERRR:ProcessArgs:{k}:missing, did you forget to pass the config file...")
             exit(104)
+    mDebug.setup(gMe['--debug'])
     uv.validator_setup(gMe['--allowed.schemes'], gMe['--allowed.domains'])
 
 
+
 def run():
     try:
         gMe['serverAddr'] = ('', gMe['--port'])