--- common.inc.orig	2009-02-27 16:51:25.000000000 -0800
+++ common.inc	2009-02-27 16:52:24.000000000 -0800
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ function drupal_http_request($url, $head
       $result->error = $text;
   }
 
+  if ($result->headers['Content-Encoding'] == 'gzip') {
+    $result->data = gzinflate(substr($result->data,10));
+  }
+
   $result->code = $code;
   return $result;
 }