Comment 1 for bug 299313

Here's what happens if I actually disconnect from the network:

bzr ci --local -m "Local commit"
ssh: Could not resolve hostname [example.com]: Name or service not known
Committing to: /tmp/test-branch/
added fooish
Committed revision 3.

bzr.log:
Tue 2008-11-18 14:19:30 +1100
0.024 bzr arguments: [u'ci', u'--local', u'-m', u'Local commit']
0.025 looking for plugins in /home/mary/.bazaar/plugins
0.025 looking for plugins in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/bzrlib/plugins
0.094 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'UTF-8'
0.144 opening working tree '/tmp/test-branch'
0.292 ssh implementation is OpenSSH
0.328 Could not connect to bound branch, falling back to local nick.
 Connection closed: please check connectivity and permissions (and try -Dhpss if further diagnosis is required)
0.329 preparing to commit
[14900] 2008-11-18 14:19:30.884 INFO: Committing to: /tmp/test-branch/
0.341 Selecting files for commit with filter []
[14900] 2008-11-18 14:19:30.888 INFO: added fooish
[14900] 2008-11-18 14:19:30.954 INFO: Committed revision 3.
0.413 return code 0