diff -r 6e6c60020291 -r 97dc4ee2d655 UI/UserInterface.py
--- a/UI/UserInterface.py Mon Oct 03 16:05:01 2011 +0200
+++ b/UI/UserInterface.py Wed Oct 05 19:24:25 2011 +0200
@@ -5486,7 +5486,9 @@
if reply.error() == QNetworkReply.NoError:
ioEncoding = Preferences.getSystem("IOEncoding")
versions = str(reply.readAll(), ioEncoding, 'replace').splitlines()
- if reply.error() != QNetworkReply.NoError or versions[0].startswith("<"):
+ if reply.error() != QNetworkReply.NoError or \
+ len(versions) == 0 or \
+ versions[0].startswith("<"):
# network error or an error page
self.httpAlternative += 1
if self.httpAlternative >= len(self.__httpAlternatives):
