--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2004/06/25 11:02:16	1.14
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2004/08/18 12:41:00	1.16
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+import timeoutsocket
+import urllib
+timeoutsocket.setDefaultSocketTimeout(2)
+urlopener = urllib.URLopener()
+	
+def urlopen(url):
+	"""urlopen mit timeout"""
+	try:		
+		con = urlopener.open(url)
+		return con
+	except timeoutsocket.Timeout:
+		return None
+
+
 displayTypes = ['ZSQLExtendFolder','ZSQLBibliography','ECHO_group','ECHO_collection','ECHO_resource','ECHO_link','ECHO_sqlElement','ECHO_pageTemplate','ImageCollectionIFrame','VLP_resource','VLP_collection','VLP_essay','ECHO_ZCatalogElement']