Index: modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/common.test,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 common.test
--- modules/simpletest/tests/common.test	21 Aug 2008 19:36:38 -0000	1.3
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/common.test	23 Aug 2008 08:17:49 -0000
@@ -130,10 +130,17 @@
   }
 
   function testDrupalHTTPRequest() {
+    // Parse URL schema.
     $missing_scheme = drupal_http_request('example.com/path');
     $this->assertEqual($missing_scheme->error, 'missing schema', t('Returned with missing scheme error.'));
 
     $unable_to_parse = drupal_http_request('http:///path');
     $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->error, 'unable to parse URL', t('Returned with unable to parse URL error.'));
+
+    // Fetch page.
+    $result = drupal_http_request(url('node', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
+    $this->assertEqual($result->code, 200, t('Fetched page successfully.'));
+    $this->drupalSetContent($result->data);
+    $this->assertTitle(variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'), t('Site title matches.'));
   }
 }