Index: typo3/mod/tools/em/class.em_soap.php
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--- typo3/mod/tools/em/class.em_soap.php	(revision 6398)
+++ typo3/mod/tools/em/class.em_soap.php	(working copy)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 				$this->client = new SOAP_Client($this->options['wsdl'], true);
 				break;
 			case 'phpsoap':
-				$this->client = new SoapClient($options['wsdl'],(array)$options['soapoptions']);
+				$this->client = new SoapClient($this->getSoapURL($options['wsdl']),(array)$options['soapoptions']);
 				break;
 			default:
 				$this->client = false;
@@ -408,6 +408,30 @@
 
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get WSDL file from TER and store it locally
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url
+	 * @return string URL to a local file
+	 */
+	protected function getSoapURL($url) {
+		$content = t3lib_div::getURL($url);
+		$this->filename = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 't3em-');
+		file_put_contents($this->filename, $content);
+		return 'file:///' . $this->filename;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes temporary WSDL file
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	function __destruct() {
+		if (file_exists($this->filename)) {
+			unlink($this->filename);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>