Index: ahttp.py
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--- ahttp.py
+++ ahttp.py
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 
 #-- Retrieve data via HTTP
 #
 #  Well, it says "get", but it actually does POST and AJAXish GET requests too.
 #
-def get(url, params={}, referer="", post=0, ajax=0, binary=0, feedback=None, content=True, verify=False, statusmsg=None, encoding=None):
+def get(url, params={}, referer="", post=0, ajax=0, binary=0, feedback=None, content=True, verify=False, statusmsg=None, encoding=None, timeout=9.25):
 
     # statusbar info
     progress_feedback(url)
     
     # combine headers
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@
 #endif
     
     # read
     if post:
         log.HTTP("POST", url, params)
-        r = session.post(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=7.5)
+        r = session.post(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout)
     else:    
         log.HTTP("GET"+(" AJAX" if ajax else ""), url, params )
-        r = session.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, verify=verify, timeout=9.75)
+        r = session.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, verify=verify, timeout=timeout)
 
     log.HTTP(">>>", r.request.headers );
     log.HTTP("<<<", r.headers );
             
     # result