Description of problem: Calling wget on https server with --timeout option does not work when the server does not answer SSL handshake. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): wget-1.13.4-2.fc17.x86_64 How reproducible: Always
This bug has been fixed in wget-1.13.4-5.fc17. You can wait for the next wget update or use packages from here http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=356786
wget-1.13.4-7.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/wget-1.13.4-7.fc17
Package wget-1.13.4-7.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing wget-1.13.4-7.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-16234/wget-1.13.4-7.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).