--- Desktop/apt_proxy.py	2006-01-26 12:09:10.000000000 +0000
+++ apt_proxy.py	2006-06-03 12:50:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -1491,7 +1491,8 @@
         
         NOTE: os.path.normpath could probably be used here.
         """
-        path = re.sub(r"//+", "/", old_path)
+        path = re.sub(r"^.+p://.+:\d+/", "/", old_path)
+        path = re.sub(r"//+", "/", path)
         path = re.sub(r"/\./+", "/", path)
         new_path = re.sub(r"/[^/]+/\.\./", "/", path)
         while (new_path != path):