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Description of problem:
up2date and up2date-nox 2.6.0-7.x.37 hang when retrieving the headers for
skipped packages or when retrieving headers for available packages.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run up2date or up2date-nox -u
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  If I have kernel* and glibc* listed as exceptions, up2date
hangs at 11% when retrieving skipped headers.  If I remove the exceptions,
it hangs at 28% on retrieving headers for available packages.

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Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/libglade.py", line 28, in __call__
    ret = apply(self.func, a)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 358, in onChannelsPageNext
    refreshCallback = self.__refreshCallback)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 1442, in
getUpdatedPackageList
    hdr = getHeader(pkgSkipList[index][0])
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 718, in getHeader
    hdr,type = doCall(headerSource.getHeader, pkg)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 286, in doCall
    ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 120, in getHeader
    header = source.getHeader(pkg, progressCallback = progressCallback)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 449, in getHeader
    size,fd = self.s.getPackageHeader(channel, filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/xmlrpclib.py", line 683, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnHTTPlib.py", line 257, in __request
    self.__protocol)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnHTTPlib.py", line 122, in request
    h.putrequest("GET", "%s/%s" % (handler, req))
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/httplib.py", line 98, in putrequest
    self.send(str)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/httplib.py", line 86, in send
    self.sock.send(str)
AttributeError: sock
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/libglade.py", line 28, in __call__
    ret = apply(self.func, a)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 395, in
onSkippedPagePrepare    maxlength = max(map(lambda x: len(x[0][0]),
self.skipPkgList)) * 8
ValueError: min() or max() of empty sequence


Expected Results:  It should have updated

Additional info:

Here is my /etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhn_register:

# Automatically generated Red Hat RHN Registration config file, do not edit.
# Format: 1.0
noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL
noSSLServerURL=http://beta.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC

httpProxy[comment]=HTTP proxy in host:port format, e.g. squid.redhat.com:3128
httpProxy=

enableProxy[comment]=Use a HTTP Proxy
enableProxy=0

serverURL[comment]=Remote server URL
serverURL=https://beta.rhns.redhat.com/XMLRPC

debug[comment]=Whether or not debugging is enabled
debug=0