On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:47:59 -0700, subeen wrote: > You can avoid the problem using the following code:
> import socket > timeout = 300 # seconds > socket.setdefaulttimeout(timeout) Yes, I tried that, too, but I forget what went wrong with it. Perhaps, the socket kept up the handshake even though the download stalled. -- .. Chuck Rhode, Sheboygan, WI, USA .. 1979 Honda Goldwing GL1000 (Geraldine) .. Weather: http://LacusVeris.com/WX .. 73° — Wind Calm -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list