--- ./pan-0.13.3.ref/pan/queue.c	Fri Dec 20 20:36:15 2002
+++ ./pan-0.13.3/pan/queue.c	Mon Jan  6 01:13:46 2003
@@ -1308,7 +1308,9 @@
 		else
 		{
 			/* otherwise throw it away */
-			nntp_disconnect (NULL, socket);
+			/* if we have a socket error we will not be able to disconnect properly! */
+			if (!socket->error)
+				nntp_disconnect (NULL, socket);
 			pan_object_unref (PAN_OBJECT(socket));
 			fire_connection_size_changed (-1);
 			sockets = g_slist_remove (sockets, info);