diff --git a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
index d10985f..32b689e 100755
--- a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
+++ b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
@@ -78,14 +78,23 @@ def fetch(uri_str, limit = 10)
 	# You should choose better exception.
 	raise ArgumentError, 'HTTP redirect too deep' if limit == 0
 
-	response = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(uri_str))
-	case response
-	when Net::HTTPSuccess		then response
-	when Net::HTTPRedirection	then fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
-	when Net::HTTPNotFound		then puts "404 Not Found #{uri_str}"; response.error!
-	else
-		response.error!
-	end
+	host = URI.parse(uri_str).host
+	path = URI.parse(uri_str).path
+	query = URI.parse(uri_str).query
+
+	Net::HTTP.start(host) {|http|
+		req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{path}?#{query}")
+		req.basic_auth @user, @pass
+		response = http.request(req)
+		case response
+		when Net::HTTPSuccess		then response
+		when Net::HTTPRedirection	then fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
+		when Net::HTTPNotFound		then puts "404 Not Found #{uri_str}"; response.error!
+		when Net::HTTPUnauthorized	then puts "401 Authorization Required #{uri_str}"; response.error!
+		else
+			response.error!
+		end
+	}
 end
 
 def deleteold(podcast)
@@ -153,9 +162,11 @@ def getcasts(podcast=nil)
 		files = Array.new
 		puts podcast
 		begin
+			@user = @podcasts[podcast]["username"].nil? ? nil : @podcasts[podcast]["username"]
+			@pass = @podcasts[podcast]["password"].nil? ? nil : @podcasts[podcast]["password"]
 			res = fetch(@podcasts[podcast]["rss"])
 			@filelist = {}
-	
+
 	#		body.gsub!(/#{13.chr}#{10.chr}/, "#{10.chr}")
 			xmldoc = REXML::Document.new(res.body)
 			xmldoc.elements.each("rss/channel") {|item|