diff --git a/collects/handin-server/web-status-server.ss b/collects/handin-server/web-status-server.ss
index c819e7bc7c..cd35861bdf 100644
--- a/collects/handin-server/web-status-server.ss
+++ b/collects/handin-server/web-status-server.ss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            (lib "web-server-unit.ss" "web-server")
            (lib "web-server-sig.ss" "web-server")
            (lib "web-config-sig.ss" "web-server")
-           (lib "configuration.ss" "web-server")
+           (lib "web-config-unit.ss" "web-server")
            (lib "namespace.ss" "web-server" "configuration")
            "private/config.ss")
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         (virtual-host-table)))
 
     (define configuration
-      (load-configuration-sexpr
+      (configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@
        config
        #:web-server-root web-dir
        #:make-servlet-namespace
diff --git a/collects/help/private/config.ss b/collects/help/private/config.ss
index 1e81cdff5c..c2bcd95a6a 100644
--- a/collects/help/private/config.ss
+++ b/collects/help/private/config.ss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (module config mzscheme
   (require (lib "file.ss")
-           (lib "configuration.ss" "web-server")
+           (lib "web-config-unit.ss" "web-server")
 	   (lib "dirs.ss" "setup")
            (lib "config.ss" "planet")
            "internal-hp.ss")
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                  (servlet-root ,servlet-root)
                  (mime-types "../../web-server/default-web-root/mime.types")
                  (password-authentication "passwords"))))])
-      (load-configuration-sexpr
+      (configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@
        `((port ,internal-port)
          (max-waiting 40)
          (initial-connection-timeout 30)
diff --git a/collects/web-server/configuration.ss b/collects/web-server/configuration.ss
deleted file mode 100644
index ba4581dc7f..0000000000
--- a/collects/web-server/configuration.ss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-(module configuration mzscheme
-  (require (lib "kw.ss")
-           (lib "contract.ss"))
-  (require "private/configuration.ss"
-           "private/configuration-table-structs.ss"
-           "private/util.ss"
-           "private/parse-table.ss"
-           "web-config-sig.ss")
-    
-  (define default-configuration-table-path
-    (build-path (collection-path "web-server") "configuration-table"))
-  
-  ; get-configuration : path -> configuration-table
-  (define (get-configuration table-file-name)
-    (parse-configuration-table (call-with-input-file table-file-name read)))
-  
-  ; load-configuration : path -> configuration
-  (define/kw (load-configuration table-file-name
-                                 #:other-keys bct-keys)
-    (apply load-configuration-sexpr 
-           (call-with-input-file table-file-name read)
-           #:web-server-root (directory-part table-file-name)
-           bct-keys))
-  
-  ; load-configuration-sexpr : string? sexp -> configuration
-  (define/kw (load-configuration-sexpr sexpr
-                                       #:key
-                                       [web-server-root (directory-part default-configuration-table-path)]
-                                       #:other-keys bct-keys)
-    (apply complete-configuration
-           web-server-root
-           (parse-configuration-table sexpr)
-           bct-keys))
-    
-  (provide load-configuration
-           load-configuration-sexpr)
-  (provide/contract
-   [get-configuration (path-string? . -> . configuration-table?)]
-   [default-configuration-table-path path?]))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/web-server/private/configure.ss b/collects/web-server/private/configure.ss
index 188694e4d2..70af0ae794 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/private/configure.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/private/configure.ss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
            (lib "list.ss")
            (lib "pretty.ss")
            (lib "file.ss")
-           (only (lib "configuration.ss" "web-server")
+           (only (lib "web-config-unit.ss" "web-server")
                  default-configuration-table-path)
            (lib "configuration-table-structs.ss" "web-server" "private")
            (lib "parse-table.ss" "web-server" "private")
diff --git a/collects/web-server/private/launch.ss b/collects/web-server/private/launch.ss
index dd94ed741f..4fe3077704 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/private/launch.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/private/launch.ss
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
            (lib "unit.ss")
            (lib "tcp-sig.ss" "net"))
   (require "util.ss"         
+           "../web-config-unit.ss"
            "../web-config-sig.ss"
            "../web-server-unit.ss"
-           "../web-server-sig.ss"
-           "../configuration.ss")
-
+           "../web-server-sig.ss")
+  
   (define configuration@
     (parse-command-line
      "web-server"
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
         [("-f" "--configuration-table")
          ,(lambda (flag file-name)
             (cond
-             [(not (file-exists? file-name))
-              (error 'web-server "configuration file ~s not found" file-name)]
-             [(not (memq 'read (file-or-directory-permissions file-name)))
-              (error 'web-server "configuration file ~s is not readable" file-name)]
-             [else (cons 'config (string->path file-name))]))
+              [(not (file-exists? file-name))
+               (error 'web-server "configuration file ~s not found" file-name)]
+              [(not (memq 'read (file-or-directory-permissions file-name)))
+               (error 'web-server "configuration file ~s is not readable" file-name)]
+              [else (cons 'config (string->path file-name))]))
          ("Use an alternate configuration table" "file-name")]
         [("-p" "--port")
          ,(lambda (flag port)
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
                   (error 'web-server "ip-address expects a numeric ip-address (i.e. 127.0.0.1); given ~s" ip-address))))
          ("Restrict access to come from ip-address" "ip-address")]))
      (lambda (flags)
-       (load-configuration
+       (configuration-table->web-config@
         (extract-flag 'config flags default-configuration-table-path)
         #:port (extract-flag 'port flags #f)
         #:listen-ip (extract-flag 'ip-address flags #f)))
      '()))
-
+  
   (define-compound-unit launch@
     (import (T : tcp^))
     (export S)
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
     launch@
     (import tcp^)
     (export web-server^))
-
+  
   (provide serve))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/web-server/private/setup-launch.ss b/collects/web-server/private/setup-launch.ss
index 7618cebd06..fa49f2dfab 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/private/setup-launch.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/private/setup-launch.ss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (require (lib "cmdline.ss")
            (lib "file.ss")
            (lib "struct.ss"))
-  (require "../configuration.ss"
+  (require "../web-config-unit.ss"
            "configuration-table-structs.ss"
            "util.ss"
            "configuration-util.ss")
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
        ;; Write configuration-table into dest/configuration-table
        (write-configuration-table
         (copy-struct configuration-table 
-                     (get-configuration default-configuration-table-path)
+                     (read-configuration-table default-configuration-table-path)
                      [configuration-table-port port])
         (build-path dest "configuration-table"))))
    '()))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/web-server/tools/servlet-env.ss b/collects/web-server/tools/servlet-env.ss
index a58c36a269..f5ba4e6cc0 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/tools/servlet-env.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/tools/servlet-env.ss
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 (module servlet-env mzscheme
   (require (lib "sendurl.ss" "net")
            (lib "unit.ss"))
-  (require "../configuration.ss"
-           "../web-server.ss"
+  (require "../web-server.ss"
+           "../web-config-unit.ss"
            "../web-config-sig.ss"
            "../private/util.ss"
            "../response-structs.ss"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       final-value))
   
   (define (build-standalone-servlet-configuration the-port the-path the-servlet)
-    (let ([basic-configuration@ (load-configuration default-configuration-table-path)]
+    (let ([basic-configuration@ (configuration-table->web-config@ default-configuration-table-path)]
           [the-scripts (make-cache-table)])
       (define-values/invoke-unit basic-configuration@ 
         (import) 
diff --git a/collects/web-server/private/configuration.ss b/collects/web-server/web-config-unit.ss
similarity index 71%
rename from collects/web-server/private/configuration.ss
rename to collects/web-server/web-config-unit.ss
index 6cfef722e4..7cae0de128 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/private/configuration.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/web-config-unit.ss
@@ -1,12 +1,44 @@
-(module configuration mzscheme
+(module web-config-unit mzscheme
   (require (lib "unit.ss")
-           (lib "kw.ss"))
-  (require "configuration-table-structs.ss"
-           "util.ss"
-           "cache-table.ss"
-           "../configuration/namespace.ss"
-           "../configuration/responders.ss"
-           "../web-config-sig.ss")
+           (lib "kw.ss")
+           (lib "contract.ss"))
+  (require "private/configuration-table-structs.ss"
+           "private/util.ss"
+           "private/cache-table.ss"
+           "private/parse-table.ss"
+           "configuration/namespace.ss"
+           "configuration/responders.ss"
+           "web-config-sig.ss")
+  (provide configuration-table->web-config@
+           configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@)
+  (provide/contract
+   [read-configuration-table (path-string? . -> . configuration-table?)]
+   [default-configuration-table-path path?])  
+  
+  (define default-configuration-table-path
+    (build-path (collection-path "web-server") "configuration-table"))
+  
+  ; read-configuration-table : path -> configuration-table
+  (define (read-configuration-table table-file-name)
+    (parse-configuration-table (call-with-input-file table-file-name read)))
+  
+  ; configuration-table->web-config@ : path -> configuration
+  (define/kw (configuration-table->web-config@ table-file-name
+                                               #:other-keys bct-keys)
+    (apply configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@ 
+           (call-with-input-file table-file-name read)
+           #:web-server-root (directory-part table-file-name)
+           bct-keys))
+  
+  ; configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@ : string? sexp -> configuration
+  (define/kw (configuration-table-sexpr->web-config@ sexpr
+                                                     #:key
+                                                     [web-server-root (directory-part default-configuration-table-path)]
+                                                     #:other-keys bct-keys)
+    (apply complete-configuration
+           web-server-root
+           (parse-configuration-table sexpr)
+           bct-keys))
   
   ; : str configuration-table -> configuration
   (define/kw (complete-configuration base table
@@ -25,7 +57,7 @@
            bct-keys))
   
   (define default-make-servlet-namespace (make-make-servlet-namespace))
-
+  
   ; : configuration-table host-table -> configuration
   (define/kw (build-configuration table the-virtual-hosts
                                   #:key
@@ -47,7 +79,7 @@
       (define instances (make-hash-table))
       (define scripts (box (make-cache-table)))
       (define make-servlet-namespace the-make-servlet-namespace)))
-    
+  
   ; apply-default-functions-to-host-table : str host-table -> host
   ;; Greg P: web-server-root is the directory-part of the path to the configuration-table (I don't think I like this.)
   (define (apply-default-functions-to-host-table web-server-root host-table)
@@ -94,6 +126,4 @@
                    (and (regexp-match (car x) host-name-possibly-followed-by-a-collon-and-a-port-number)
                         (cadr x)))
                  expanded-virtual-host-table)
-          default-host)))
-  
-  (provide complete-configuration))
\ No newline at end of file
+          default-host))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/web-server/web-server.ss b/collects/web-server/web-server.ss
index 80c58a2c04..70b45ff927 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/web-server.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/web-server.ss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
            "web-config-sig.ss"
            "web-server-sig.ss"
            "web-server-unit.ss"
-	   "configuration.ss"
            (prefix http: "private/request.ss"))
   (provide
    serve