Comment 8 for bug 14950

This issue has been fixed in upstream sources, Wget version 1.11. The best option is probably to wait for the next sync (after the Debian package has been issued). See relevant upstream changesets http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/1.11/rev/35cd2b77a6ac and http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/1.11/rev/5221ff559215.