--- libsoup/soup-auth-digest.c	2008-03-31 17:57:59.000000000 +0200
+++ libsoup.patched/soup-auth-digest.c	2008-07-25 14:25:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@
 soup_auth_digest_parse_algorithm (const char *algorithm)
 {
 	if (!algorithm)
-		return SOUP_AUTH_DIGEST_ALGORITHM_NONE;
+                /* See RFC-2617, sec. 3.2.1: 
+                 * "If this is not present it is assumed to be "MD5""*/
+		return SOUP_AUTH_DIGEST_ALGORITHM_MD5;
 	else if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp (algorithm, "MD5"))
 		return SOUP_AUTH_DIGEST_ALGORITHM_MD5;
 	else if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp (algorithm, "MD5-sess"))