Index: includes/common.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.1103
diff -u -p -r1.1103 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	10 Feb 2010 20:22:57 -0000	1.1103
+++ includes/common.inc	12 Feb 2010 02:13:16 -0000
@@ -832,6 +832,12 @@ function drupal_http_request($url, array
 
   // Make sure the socket opened properly.
   if (!$fp) {
+    if (!$errno) {
+      $result->error = 'socket not initialized';
+      $result->code = -1004;
+      return $result;
+    }
+
     // When a network error occurs, we use a negative number so it does not
     // clash with the HTTP status codes.
     $result->code = -$errno;