--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2004/08/17 15:22:14	1.15
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2004/08/18 12:41:00	1.16
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import timeoutsocket
 import urllib
-
+timeoutsocket.setDefaultSocketTimeout(2)
+urlopener = urllib.URLopener()
+	
 def urlopen(url):
 	"""urlopen mit timeout"""
-	timeoutsocket.setDefaultSocketTimeout(1)
-	urlopener = urllib.URLopener()
-	try:
+	try:		
 		con = urlopener.open(url)
 		return con
 	except timeoutsocket.Timeout: