diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index e921f77..eeef70b 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ def get_xhdr(server, range, header)
 		timeout(180) do
 			begin
 				resp, lines = @connections[server]["nntp"].xhdr(header, range)
+				if resp.to_i == 500
+					print "xhdr not implemented\n"
+					print "Error: #{$!}\n"
+				end
 				unless resp.to_i >= 200 and resp.to_i < 300
 					print "got response #{resp} while reading group #{@group} from #{server}\n"
 					raise XhdrError
@@ -1012,7 +1016,10 @@ end
 
 def quit
 	for server in  @connections.keys
+		begin
 		@connections[server]["nntp"].quit
+		rescue Errno::ECONNRESET
+		end
 	end
 end