diff --git a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.cpp b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.cpp
index 82c2503881e..d433c0c1f67 100644
--- a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.cpp
+++ b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.cpp
@@ -1136,6 +1136,40 @@ void EspHttpBinding::handleHttpPost(CHttpRequest *request, CHttpResponse *respon
         addToESPCache(cacheClient, request, response, cacheID.str(), cacheSeconds);
 }
 
+int EspHttpBinding::onGetUnrestricted(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,
+    const char *serviceName, const char *methodName, sub_service sstype)
+{
+    IEspContext& context = *request->queryContext();
+    LogLevel level = getEspLogLevel(&context);
+    if (level >= LogNormal)
+        DBGLOG("EspHttpBinding::onGetUnrestricted");
+
+    response->setVersion(HTTP_VERSION);
+    response->addHeader("Expires", "0");
+    response->setStatus(HTTP_STATUS_OK);
+
+    // adjust version if necessary
+    if (m_defaultSvcVersion.get() && !context.queryRequestParameters()->queryProp("ver_"))
+        context.setClientVersion(atof(m_defaultSvcVersion));
+
+    switch (sstype)
+    {
+        case sub_serv_xsd:
+            return onGetXsd(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+        case sub_serv_wsdl:
+            return onGetWsdl(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+        case sub_serv_reqsamplexml:
+            return onGetReqSampleXml(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+        case sub_serv_respsamplexml:
+            return onGetRespSampleXml(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+        case sub_serv_respsamplejson:
+            return onGetRespSampleJson(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+        case sub_serv_reqsamplejson:
+            return onGetReqSampleJson(context, request, response, serviceName, methodName);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int EspHttpBinding::onGet(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response)
 {
     IEspContext& context = *request->queryContext();
@@ -1169,13 +1203,7 @@ int EspHttpBinding::onGet(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response)
         case sub_serv_main:
         case sub_serv_index:
         case sub_serv_xform:
-        case sub_serv_xsd:
-        case sub_serv_wsdl:
         case sub_serv_soap_builder:
-        case sub_serv_reqsamplexml:
-        case sub_serv_respsamplexml:
-        case sub_serv_respsamplejson:
-        case sub_serv_reqsamplejson:
             context.setClientVersion(atof(m_defaultSvcVersion));
 
         default:
@@ -1211,24 +1239,12 @@ int EspHttpBinding::onGet(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response)
             return onGetXForm(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_result:
             return onGetResult(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str(), pathEx.str());
-        case sub_serv_wsdl:
-            return onGetWsdl(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
-        case sub_serv_xsd:
-            return onGetXsd(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_instant_query:
             return onGetInstantQuery(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_soap_builder:
             return onGetSoapBuilder(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_json_builder:
             return onGetJsonBuilder(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
-        case sub_serv_reqsamplexml:
-            return onGetReqSampleXml(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
-        case sub_serv_respsamplexml:
-            return onGetRespSampleXml(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
-        case sub_serv_respsamplejson:
-            return onGetRespSampleJson(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
-        case sub_serv_reqsamplejson:
-            return onGetReqSampleJson(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_query:
             return onGetQuery(context, request, response, serviceName.str(), methodName.str());
         case sub_serv_file_upload:
diff --git a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.hpp b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.hpp
index 93821268e5b..a52123bb0c8 100644
--- a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.hpp
+++ b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpbinding.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ interface IEspHttpBinding
     virtual int onGetSoapBuilder(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,  const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
     virtual int onGetJsonBuilder(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,  const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
     virtual int onGetReqSampleXml(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response, const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
+    virtual int onGetUnrestricted(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response, const char *serviceName, const char *methodName, sub_service sstype)=0;
     virtual int onGetRespSampleXml(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,    const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
     virtual int onGetRespSampleJson(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,    const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
     virtual int onGetReqSampleJson(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response, const char *serv, const char *method)=0;
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ class esp_http_decl EspHttpBinding :
         return onGet(request, response);
     }
 
+    virtual int onGetUnrestricted(CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response, const char *serviceName, const char *methodName, sub_service sstype);
     virtual int onGetReqSampleXml(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response, const char *serv, const char *method);
     virtual int onGetRespSampleXml(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,    const char *serv, const char *method);
     virtual int onGetRespSampleJson(IEspContext &context, CHttpRequest* request, CHttpResponse* response,    const char *serv, const char *method);
diff --git a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpservice.cpp b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpservice.cpp
index ea3cbb1f3e2..f304e52b5cf 100644
--- a/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpservice.cpp
+++ b/esp/bindings/http/platform/httpservice.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ int CEspHttpServer::processRequest()
 
             if (thebinding!=NULL)
             {
+                if (thebinding->isUnrestrictedSSType(stype))
+                {
+                    thebinding->onGetUnrestricted(m_request.get(), m_response.get(), serviceName.str(), methodName.str(), stype);
+                    ctx->addTraceSummaryTimeStamp(LogMin, "handleHttp");
+                    return 0;
+                }
+
                 if(stricmp(method.str(), POST_METHOD)==0)
                     thebinding->handleHttpPost(m_request.get(), m_response.get());
                 else if(!stricmp(method.str(), GET_METHOD))
diff --git a/esp/smc/SMCLib/TpWrapper.cpp b/esp/smc/SMCLib/TpWrapper.cpp
index e51c5401c2f..7e420fc03bd 100644
--- a/esp/smc/SMCLib/TpWrapper.cpp
+++ b/esp/smc/SMCLib/TpWrapper.cpp
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ void CTpWrapper::getGroupList(double espVersion, const char* kindReq, IArrayOf<I
             {
                 IPropertyTree &group = groups->query();
                 const char* kind = group.queryProp("@kind");
-                if (kindReq && *kindReq && !strieq(kindReq, kind))
+                if (!isEmptyString(kindReq) && !strisame(kindReq, kind))
                     continue;
 
                 IEspTpGroup* pGroup = createTpGroup("","");