The CVS version has a workaround in Retriever.py, and I quote:
if hasattr (webdoc, 'url'):
#######################################################################
# Redhat 7.x default Python installation will return
#
# webdoc.url without a protocol at the beginning
#
# (e.g. ://www.xyz.com instead of http://www.xyz.com).
#
# This is due to a bug in RH's /usr/lib/python1.5/urllib.py.
#
# [EMAIL PROTECTED]
#
#######################################################################
This also applies to my Redhat 6.2 urllib.py. I found this bug
because it prevented me downloading http://slashdot.org/palm/ instead
of the front page.
Hint: You should change the default home.html slashdot link to the
/palm/ one.
I would suggest putting out a new stable plucker version with this
bug fix - or perhaps note on the home page that the CVS version
fixes this Redhat bug.
On the plus side, I got to practice debugging ( I traced it back
to my urllib.py before I noticed the CVS version had the fix ).
--
Chris
