--- a/http.py	2009-06-19 19:15:14.000000000 +1000
+++ b/http.py	2010-03-04 17:45:54.929487231 +1100
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     self.url = url
     self.resp_headers = resp_headers
     self.authhandlers = []
+    self.timeout = {}
     # digest untested
     for authhandler_class in [urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler, urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler]:
       ah = authhandler_class(pwman)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
   def get_full_url(self):
     return self.url
   # fake parent method
-  def open(self,*args):
+  def open(self, *args, **keywords):
     pass
 
   # and what we really want