Index: kioslave/http/http.cc
===================================================================
--- kioslave/http/http.cc.orig
+++ kioslave/http/http.cc
@@ -1804,9 +1804,11 @@ bool HTTPProtocol::isOffline(const KURL
   QByteArray reply;
 
   QDataStream stream(params, IO_WriteOnly);
-  stream << url.url();
 
-  if ( dcopClient()->call( "kded", "networkstatus", "status(QString)",
+  if ( url.host() == QString::fromLatin1("localhost") || url.host() == QString::fromLatin1("127.0.0.1") || url.host() == QString::fromLatin1("::") ) {
+      return false;
+  }
+  if ( dcopClient()->call( "kded", "networkstatus", "status()",
                            params, replyType, reply ) && (replyType == "int") )
   {
      int result;
@@ -2210,6 +2212,11 @@ bool HTTPProtocol::httpOpen()
         // Conditional cache hit. (Validate)
      }
 
+     if (bCacheOnly && bOffline)
+     {
+        error( ERR_OFFLINE_MODE, m_request.url.url() );
+        return false;
+     }
      if (bCacheOnly)
      {
         error( ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST, m_request.url.url() );
@@ -2217,7 +2224,7 @@ bool HTTPProtocol::httpOpen()
      }
      if (bOffline)
      {
-        error( ERR_COULD_NOT_CONNECT, m_request.url.url() );
+        error( ERR_OFFLINE_MODE, m_request.url.url() );
         return false;
      }
   }
Index: kio/kio/global.cpp
===================================================================
--- kio/kio/global.cpp.orig
+++ kio/kio/global.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ KIO_EXPORT QString KIO::buildErrorString
     case KIO::ERR_POST_DENIED:
       result = i18n( "Access to restricted port in POST denied.");
       break;
+    case KIO::ERR_OFFLINE_MODE:
+      result = i18n( "Could not access %1.\nOffline mode active.").arg( errorText ); 
+      break;
     default:
       result = i18n( "Unknown error code %1\n%2\nPlease send a full bug report at http://bugs.kde.org." ).arg( errorCode ).arg( errorText );
       break;
Index: kio/kio/global.h
===================================================================
--- kio/kio/global.h.orig
+++ kio/kio/global.h
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ namespace KIO
     ERR_UPGRADE_REQUIRED = 64, // A transport upgrade is required to access this
                                // object.  For instance, TLS is demanded by
                                // the server in order to continue.
-    ERR_POST_DENIED = 65    // Issued when trying to POST data to a certain Ports
+    ERR_POST_DENIED = 65,      // Issued when trying to POST data to a certain Ports
                                // see job.cpp
+    ERR_OFFLINE_MODE = 66      // Used when an app is in offline mode and a 
+                               // requested document is unavailable.
   };
 
   /**